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The effect of cash transfer programs on educational mobility.
1Laboratorio Nacional de Políticas Públicas (LNPP), Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, Mexico.
Plos One
|October 20, 2018
Summary
High intergenerational education correlations in Latin America are modeled using agent-based simulations. Conditional cash transfer programs significantly boost educational mobility, especially when eligibility considers parental education and adapts subsidies to income levels.
Area of Science:
- Socioeconomics
- Education Policy
- Computational Social Science
Background:
- High intergenerational correlations in education are a persistent issue in Latin American countries.
- Understanding the drivers of educational mobility is crucial for policy interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a computational model simulating intergenerational education correlations.
- To analyze the impact of conditional cash transfer programs on educational mobility.
Main Methods:
- Agent-based modeling (ABM) techniques were employed.
- The model was calibrated using empirical evidence from Latin America.
Main Results:
- Conditional cash transfer programs demonstrate a substantial capacity to increase educational mobility.
- Eligibility criteria incorporating parental education and income-adjusted subsidies enhance program efficiency.
Conclusions:
- Policy interventions like conditional cash transfers can effectively improve educational attainment across generations.
- Optimizing program design through targeted eligibility and adaptive subsidies maximizes impact on educational mobility.
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