Schooling impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali

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dc.creatorSessou, Eric
dc.creatorHidrobo, Melissa
dc.creatorRoy, Shalini
dc.creatorHuybregts, Lieven
dc.date2022-10-13
dc.date2024-04-12T13:36:48Z
dc.date2024-04-12T13:36:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:36:27Z
dc.descriptionIn rural West Africa, the rate of out-of-school children is high and delayed entry to primary school is common, particularly for girls. Using the randomized roll-out of an unconditional cash transfer program (Jigisemejiri) in Mali, we examine its impact on child schooling by age and sex. The program leads to significant improvements in schooling outcomes for girls, but not boys. Improvements among girls are especially salient among younger (ages 6–9) and older (ages 15–18) girls. Pathway analysis reveals that the program reduces the time younger girls spend in agricultural work at home and the time older girls spend in domestic work as well as self-employment. Households in the program also spend more on education for older girls in terms of school fees, materials, and transport.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140875
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/109259
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133601
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134223
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12261
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1077801219897853
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSessou, Eric; Hidrobo, Melissa; Roy, Shalini; and Huybregts, Lieven. 2022. Schooling impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2139. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136404.
dc.subjectgirls education
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectchild labour
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectrandomized controlled trials
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.titleSchooling impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali
dc.typeWorking Paper

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