imprint:
Washington, D.C: The World Bank, 2009
2009
Extent:
Online-Ressource (33 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-5089
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Reproductino series:
World Bank eLibrary
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Description:
Recent evidence suggests that conditional cash transfer programs for schooling are effective in raising school enrollment and attendance. However, there is also reason to believe that such programs can affect other outcomes, such as the sexual behavior of their young beneficiaries. Zomba Cash Transfer Program is a randomized, ongoing conditional cash transfer intervention targeting young women in Malawi that provides incentives (in the form of school fees and cash transfers) to current schoolgirls and recent dropouts to stay in or return to school. An average offer of US