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Impact of Education Programs in Colombian Conflict Areas: Children Attend School More Frequently But Performance Has Barely Improved

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  • Nina Wald

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Policy programs in developing countries aimed at supporting certain sectors of the population in individual areas play a crucial role in development cooperation. Examples include programs to improve access to education. But what impact do such programs really have? The present study by DIW Berlin examines the impact of a welfare program on the learning success and participation of children in Colombian conflict zones. It shows that although the program does increase the school enrollment rate, learning success has barely improved at all. One possible explanation for this could be that school attendance is one prerequisite for learning successbut is not sufficient in isolation. Since children in conflict areas often need to help secure a livelihood for their families, they have little time left at the end of the day for homework and for school-related activities as a whole.

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  • Nina Wald, 2014. "Impact of Education Programs in Colombian Conflict Areas: Children Attend School More Frequently But Performance Has Barely Improved," DIW Economic Bulletin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 4(12), pages 18-22.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwdeb:2014-12-4
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    1. Paola Pena & Joaquin A. Urrego & Juan M. Villa, 2015. "Civil Conflict and Antipoverty Programmes: Effects on Demobilisation," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 12748, Universidad EAFIT.

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    Keywords

    Conditional Cash Transfer Program; Education; Conflict; Colombia; Panel Data; Treatment Effects;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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