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....

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...

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....