We analyse intergenerational persistence in income and education in Chile and Peru for birth cohorts of the early 1950s to 1990. Both countries have seen a structural expansion of education over this period and decreasing income inequality in recent decades. We impute non-observed parental...

This paper empirically investigates the impacts of Peru's Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme JUNTOS upon educational outcomes of beneficiary children. The findings associate Juntos participation with higher overall enrolment rates and grades of schooling for children aged 12 to 18 years....

Peru has made great progress in reducing poverty and inequality in the past decade alongside high economic growth. Albeit this progress, the incidence of poverty and inequality remain high. This paper examines the distributional and poverty impact of the public tax and transfer system in Peru....

Motivation: Many evaluations show that conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes raise school enrolment and attendance of children from low-income households. Less evidence exists on the impact on learning and cognitive skills formation. This article contributes by evaluating the impacts of the...

Peru has made great progress in reducing poverty and inequality in the past decade alongside high economic growth. Albeit this progress, the incidence of poverty and inequality remain high. This paper examines the distributional and poverty impact of the public tax and transfer system in Peru....

Carbon taxes could be key policies to achieve ambitious climate goals. Yet their distributional and poverty impacts need to be addressed. This can be achieved by redistributing tax revenues to households though cash transfers. Nevertheless, the right design of a cash transfer scheme depends on...