Causal Performance of Scholarship Students: A Case Study of a Peruvian University

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Higher education policies are paramount for putting limited resources at work for the best result. In Peru, PRONABEC^© is the institution in charge of assigning scholarships to promising students with the aim of promoting social inclusivity and development of the country. This research uses Difference-in-Differences, Regression Discontinuity, and other statistical tools to analyze the causal relationship between the Peruvian scholarship system and the results it achieves. Based on its findings, the study makes recommendations.

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Bursary higher education performance public policies scholarship

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