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educational_attainment

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Economics (general)RCT
Disbursement Timing Liquidity Incentives
Standard periodic attendance subsidies increased secondary school attendance by 2 to 4 percentage points, whereas lump-sum payments timed at matriculation deadlines increased tertiary education attendance by over 9 percentage points.
Economics (general)RCT
College Entrance Exam Participation Graduation Proxy
Because 90% of high school graduates sit for the ICFES exam, registration served as a high-precision proxy for high school completion, revealing that vocational voucher winners were 5 to 6 percentage points (a 25% relative increase) more likely to complete secondary school than losers.