Incentivizing Schooling for Learning : Evidence on the Impact of Alternative Targeting Approaches

Barrera-Osorio, Felipe ; Filmer, Deon

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT;    ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE;    ACADEMIC WORK;    ACADEMIC YEAR;    ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-6541
RP-ID  :  WPS6541

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper evaluates a primary schoolscholarship program in Cambodia with two different targetingmechanisms, one based on poverty level and the other onbaseline test scores ("merit"). Both targetingmechanisms increased enrollment and attendance. However,only the merit-based targeting induced positive effects ontest scores. The paper shows that the asymmetry of responseis unlikely to have been driven by differences betweenrecipients' characteristics. Higher student and familyeffort among beneficiaries of the merit-based scholarshipssuggest that the framing of the scholarship mattered forimpact. The results suggest that in order to balance equityand efficiency, a two-step targeting approach might bepreferable: first, target low-income individuals, and then,among them, target based on merit.