The Effect of Social Programs and Exposure to Professionals on the Educational Aspirations of the Poor

Autor/inn/en	Chiapa, Carlos; Garrido, Jose Luis; Prina, Silvia
Titel	The Effect of Social Programs and Exposure to Professionals on the Educational Aspirations of the Poor
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 31 (2012) 5, S.778-798 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.05.006
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Poverty Programs; Program Effectiveness; Academic Aspiration; Economically Disadvantaged; Parent Child Relationship; Professional Personnel; Correlation; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Armenfürsorge; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Personalbestand; Korrelation; Mexiko
Abstract	Investment in human capital is an important tool for reducing poverty. However, the poor may lack the capacity to aspire, which often results in underinvestment in their children's education. This paper studies the effect of a social program on the educational aspirations poor parents have for their children, and explores the role of exposure to educated professionals as a possible channel for increasing these aspirations. First, using differences-in-differences, we show that the Mexican antipoverty program PROGRESA raises the educational aspirations of beneficiary parents for their children of a third of a school year. Then, exploiting PROGRESA's mandated differential exposure to professionals, using triple differences, we find evidence suggesting that educational aspirations for children from high-exposure households are almost half of a school year higher six months after the start of the program. Finally, we show that there is a positive correlation between parental aspirations and children's educational attainment. (Contains 13 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10