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Accepted Paper:
Schooling and labour market impacts of Bolivia’s Bono Juancito Pinto
Carla Canelas
(The American University of Paris and Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne)
Paper short abstract:
In 2006, the Bolivian government introduced a large scale social protection programme: the Bono Juancito Pinto. Exploiting the variation in the programme coverage and the timing of the programme expansion, this study examines the impact of the transfer on schooling and child labour.
Paper long abstract:
In 2006, the Bolivian government introduced a large scale social protection programme: the Bono Juancito Pinto. Exploiting the variation in the programme coverage and the timing of the announcement of the programme expansion, this study examines the impact of the programme on schooling and child labour. The analysis suggests that the transfer reduces one hour of market work per week among school age children. Knowing that, on average, one hour of work per week increases the likelihood of dropping out of school by five percent, the positive externality induced by the programme is not negligible.