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Preventing underage alcohol use through changes in norms and risk perception: A randomized evaluation of two school-based prevention programs in Colombia
(2023-12-28)
This study evaluates the short-term impact of two school-based inter ventions designed to prevent alcohol use among children in high-risk schools in Bogotá, Colombia. The programs aimed at increasing the perception of risk ...
Educational Mobility Across Three Generations in Latin American Countries
(CAF, 2023-07-27)
This paper presents new evidence on educational mobility across
three generations in six Latin American countries (LAC). Combining survey information with national census data we build a
data set with 50,000 triads of ...
Rule–based civil service: evidence from a nationwide teacher reform in Mexico
(CAF, 2023-07)
This paper studies the effect of a civil service reform on the skills
profile of new teachers in Mexico. The reform mandated the use
of rule-based recruitment over discretionary hiring. Our results
show that the reform ...
The role of unwanted childbirths on female wages and education
(2022-12-21)
This paper documents how unwanted childbirths relate to women’s education and wages. Unwanted childbirths, especially early in life, can affect women’s education and labor market decisions. Using data from the National ...
The effect of high dismissal protection on bureaucratic turnover and productivity
(CAF, 2022-06-22)
This paper studies the impact of high dismissal protection on
bureaucratic turnover and productivity in the context of public
school teachers in Chile. We take advantage of a law that required
education administrators ...
Tripping at the Finish Line Experimental Evidence on the Road of Misperceptions on Secondary School Completion
(CAF, 2022-06-14)
In Argentina, more than 90 percent of teenagers are enrolled in upper secondary school, but only 50 percent graduate on time. I conducted a field experiment in Salta, Argentina, to test if lack of information about how ...
Socioeconomic Gradients in Test Scores across Latin American and the Caribbean
(CAF, 2022-05-05)
In this paper we document gaps in math and reading achievement between children whose mothers have completed at least upper secondary education and those who have not, using test scores from third and sixth graders across ...
What a difference a full day makes: Evidence from new schools in Fortaleza
(CAF, 2022-03-18)
Although longer school days are in increasing supply, a lack of consensus about their effectiveness persists. Motivated by this gap, this paper studies the effect of enrolling in a new set of full-time secondary schools ...
Expectations about Returns to Education. The Role of Parental and Youths’ Characteristics
(CAF, 2022-01-17)
Investing in human capital requires, among others, access and capacity to process information. This paper focuses on understanding the role of expected returns to education in determining schooling decisions. Using data ...
La movilidad educativa intergeneracional en el siglo XX en América Latina y el Caribe
(CAF, 2021-12-29)
En este trabajo aportamos nuevas mediciones de movilidad educativa intergeneracional para América Latina y el Caribe a partir de datos censales armonizados para 22 países. Producimos estimaciones de medidas de movildiad ...