Mexican Progresa program boosts poor children's education enrollment and future earnings.
The Progresa program in Mexico gives education grants to poor mothers in rural areas to see if it helps kids go to school. They compared kids in Progresa communities to those in other areas to see the impact. By looking at different factors like grade and gender, they found that the program increased enrollment. They also used models to predict how this could affect kids' future earnings. Overall, the program seems to be a good investment in public schooling for poor families.