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November 2009
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Conditional Cash Transfers and school dropout rates
Type: Journal Articles
Authors: Lorraine Dearden, Carl Emmerson, Christine Frayne and Costas Meghir
Volume, issue, pages:  Volume 44, Number 4, Fall 2009
Previous version: IFS Working Papers [Details]

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This paper evaluates a United Kingdom pilot study designed to test whether a means-tested conditional cash transfer paid to 16- to 18-year-olds for staying in full-time education is an effective way of reducing the proportion of school dropouts.

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