Rafael Lalive|Maria Alejandra Cattaneo
Social Interactions and Schooling Decisions
University of Lausanne
aim paper study whether childs schooling choices affected schooling choices children identification based randomized targeted intervention grants cash subsidy conditional school attendance subgroup eligible children within small rural villages mexico progresa policy change spills ineligible children social interactions relevant results indicate eligible children tend attend school frequently ineligible children acquire schooling subsidy introduced local village moreover overall effect progresa eligible children sum direct effect due cash transfers indirect effect due changes peer group schooling interestingly social interactions effect almost important direct effect