The Effect of a Transfer Program for the Elderly in Mexico City on Co-Residing Children's School Enrollment

• Tác giả: Emilio Gutierrez
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 372.11 Elementary education
• Thông tin xuất bản: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank, 2019
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 328478
• Chủ đề: 1. GOVERNMENT SPENDING; 2. PENSIONS; 3. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT; 4. SOCIAL PROTECTION; 5. TRANSFERS

Tóm tắt

A regression discontinuity analysis is used to test whether a sharp increase in the government transfers received by households, induced by a pension program for individuals age 70 and older in Mexico City, affects co-residing children's school enrollment. Results show that while household composition and other characteristics do not change significantly at the cutoff age for program eligibility, school enrollment increases significantly. This suggests that households may be credit constrained, as the sharp increase in government transfers is known and anticipated by individuals below the cutoff age.