JUNTOS program and school enrollment in high-poverty Peruvian regions: a propensity score matching analysis

• Valdiglesias, Jhon ^[1] ; Florindez, Alexsia ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

     Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

     Perú

     
• Localización: European Journal of Government and Economics, ISSN-e 2254-7088, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2026, págs. 76-92
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.17979/ejge.2026.15.1.12761
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  • This study analyzes the association between participation in the JUNTOS conditional cash transfer program and school enrollment among children and adolescents in poor households in selected high-poverty Peruvian regions: Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Loreto, and Puno. Two samples were constructed from the 2023 National Household Survey (ENAHO) database: the treatment group, composed of beneficiaries of the JUNTOS program, and the control group, constructed using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to select non-beneficiaries with similar characteristics. A Logit model was also estimated as a robustness check. The results indicate a positive association between program participation and school enrollment. These findings suggest that conditional cash transfer programs in Peru may contribute to improving educational access for minors in poverty-stricken regions.

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