Unconditional cash transfers and child schooling: a meta-analysis
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Unconditional cash transfer; School enrolment; School attendance; Meta-analysis;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
- D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
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