Better Incentives, Better Marks: A Synthetic Control Evaluation of the Educational Policies in Ceará, Brazil

This article evaluates the effects of two educational policies implemented in the Brazilian state of Ceará. The first was a tax incentive (TI) for mayors to improve municipal education. Under this policy, municipal tax transfers were conditioned on educational achievement. The second was a program t...

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Main Author: Bruno Gaparotto Ponne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Political Science Association 2023-04-01
Series:Brazilian Political Science Review
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Online Access:https://brazilianpoliticalsciencereview.org/article/better-incentives-better-marks-a-synthetic-control-evaluation-of-the-educational-policies-in-ceara-brazil/