Sri Lankan children. We find that cash transfer programs targeting poor children would be the most cost-effective way to … reduce child poverty and encourage school attendance. If means-testing is not feasible, then programs targeting the children … in households with at least three school-age children would provide a suitable second-best solution. Our findings suggest …

impacts of cash transfer programs for children to identify targeted groups that will have the most effect on poverty and … school attendance. We conclude that the largest impacts occur by targeting poor children. If this proves to be too … administratively costly, then targeting children in rural areas or targeting all children living in the ten poorest provinces will also …

activity or at least combining school with work rather than schooling only. The results confirm that later-born children are … children in one of the four activities – ‘study only’, ‘study and work’, ‘neither work nor study’ and ‘work only’. The results …

,628 children. A multinomial logit model is used to estimate the determinants of schooling and working, combining schooling and work …, or doing nothing for 5-17 years old children. Findings – The results show that the education of parents significantly … gender coefficient suggests that girls are more likely than boys to combine schooling with work. The children who are sons …

The present study explores the historical sources of educational deprivation of children in Telangana region of the …

While assessing the status of the schooling infrastructure, the evaluation at the aggregate level (at the national or …

The present paper explores trends in privatization of school education in Andhra Pradesh and regional variations and …

, including data on the level of poverty and inequality in Jordan. Part 2 discusses the challenges and opportunities facing …