Educational Impacts and Cost-Effectiveness of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Developing Countries: A Meta-Analysis

Abstract

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Conditional Cash Transfers: Expanding Higher Education through Social and Economic Support in Pakistan

“…Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) were developed as an innovative plan in the decade of the 1990s as an element of social protection actions in order to support the poor and deprived people of the country [14] who survive under the poverty rank. At first, unconditional cash transfers were investigational but at the present time, conditional cash transfer (CCT) plans are broadly studied.…”

“…Moreover, newly enrolled students with lesser aptitude or negative behavior toward studies can negatively impact the other students of the same course. A study from mostly emerged nations has shown that students are influenced by peer attainment [14] because of the CCT program leads to a higher learning environment.…”

Long-Term Impacts of Alternative Approaches to Increase Schooling: Evidence from a Scholarship Program in Cambodia

“…There is a growing empirical literature on the impact of conditional cash transfers, of which scholarships are one form, in low-and middle-income countries (Baird et al 2014;Barham et al 2013;García and Saavedra 2017;Snilstveit et al 2015). 5 Three studies are of particular relevance given their similar designs and scope.…”

Educational Assistance and Education Quality in Indonesia: The Role of Decentralization

“…Nevertheless, gaps remain in our understanding of what works best to improve learning outcomes. Studies have examined many education initiatives to identify best practices for improving learning outcomes in developing countries (Ganimian and Murnane 2016;Masino and Niño-Zarazúa 2016;García and Saavedra 2017). Education initiatives have had a positive effect on learning outcomes when designed around at least two determining factors of quality of learning and when the program design takes local norms into account (Masino and Niño-Zarazúa 2016).…”

“…Education has also become the main element of human development conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs such as Brazil's Bolsa Familia, Indonesia's Program Keluarga Harapan, and Mexico's Oportunidades, which aim to improve health and education outcomes. Nevertheless, the results of such interventions are often mixed and heterogeneous, depending on program design (García and Saavedra 2017). The links between educational assistance and learning outcomes can also be weak (World Bank 2013).…”