JUNTOS program and school enrollment in high-poverty Peruvian regions: a propensity score matching analysis
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This study analyzes the association between participation in the JUNTOS conditional cash transfer program and school enrollment among children and adolescents in poor households in selected high-poverty Peruvian regions: Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Loreto, and Puno. Two samples were constructed from the 2023 National Household Survey (ENAHO) database: the treatment group, composed of beneficiaries of the JUNTOS program, and the control group, constructed using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to select non-beneficiaries with similar characteristics. A Logit model was also estimated as a robustness check. The results indicate a positive association between program participation and school enrollment. These findings suggest that conditional cash transfer programs in Peru may contribute to improving educational access for minors in poverty-stricken regions.
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