Social Transfer Programmes and School Enrolment in Malawi: A Micro-simulation

作者: Malokele Nanivazo

DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12058

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摘要: This paper investigates the impact of social transfer programmes on school enrolment and child labour in Malawi utilizing a micro-simulation evaluation method. For this purpose, we simulate four hypothetical scenarios which household receives: (1) MK1,040 (US$2.5) for each enrolled regardless child's gender; (2) status (3) MK2,080 (US$5) boy or girl school, (4) their status. Results show that boys' increases all scenarios, whereas girls' only when conditionality is enforced.

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