The authors report results from a randomized evaluation of a merit scholarship program for adolescent girls in Kenya. Girls who scored well on academic exams received a cash grant and had school fees paid. Girls eligible for the scholarship showed significant gains in academic examination scores (average gain 0.15 standard deviations). There was considerable sample attrition and no significant program impact in the smaller of the two program districts...
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2005/06/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS3546
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2005/07/06
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Disclosed
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Incentives to learn
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Central Bureau of Statistics
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