Norbert Schady

World Bank - Development Research Group

Senior Research Economist

1818 H Street NW

Washington, DC 20433

United States

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Cash Transfers, Conditions, School Enrollment, and Child Work: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3930
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maria Caridad Araujo and Norbert Schady
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Small Area Estimation Poverty Mapping, Primary Education, Land and Real Estate Development, Municipal Housing and Land, Real Estate Development

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The Impact of Cash Transfers on School Enrollment: Evidence from Ecuador

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The Impact of Cash Transfers on School Enrollment: Evidence from Ecuador

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4645
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Hessel Oosterbeek, Juan Ponce and Norbert Schady
University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam School of Economics (ASE), Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) - Ecuador and World Bank - Development Research Group
Downloads 394 (159,006)
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Rural Poverty Reduction, Access to Finance, Health Systems Development & Reform, Poverty Reduction Strategies, Primary Education

The Impact of Cash Transfers on School Enrollment: Evidence from Ecuador

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2008-037/4
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Apr 2008
Hessel Oosterbeek, Juan Ponce and Norbert Schady
University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam School of Economics (ASE), Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) - Ecuador and World Bank - Development Research Group
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cash transfers, school enrollment, regression discontinuity, randomized experiment

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Does Money Matter? The Effects of Cash Transfers on Child Health and Development in Rural Ecuador

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4226
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady and Christina H. Paxson
World Bank - Development Research Group and Princeton University
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Youth and Governance, Street Children, Adolescent Health, Educational Sciences

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Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

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Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4759
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Karen Macours, Norbert Schady and Renos Vakis
Paris School of Economics (PSE), World Bank - Development Research Group and The World Bank
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Educational Sciences, Youth and Governance, Primary Education, Street Children

Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2012
Posted: 01 May 2012
Karen Macours, Norbert Schady and Renos Vakis
Paris School of Economics (PSE), World Bank - Development Research Group and The World Bank

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Cash transfers, Early Childhood Development, Behavioral change

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School Enrollment, Selection and Test Scores

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4998
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Deon Filmer, Deon Filmer and Norbert Schady
World BankWorld Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Tertiary Education, Education For All, Primary Education, Teaching and Learning, Secondary Education

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Aggregate Economic Shocks, Child Schooling and Child Health

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Aggregate Economic Shocks, Child Schooling and Child Health

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4701
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francisco H. G. Ferreira and Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Population Policies, Economic Theory & Research, Health Systems Development & Reform, Labor Policies

Aggregate Economic Shocks, Child Schooling, and Child Health

The World Bank Research Observer, Vol. 24, Issue 2, pp. 147-181, 2009
Posted: 05 Oct 2009
Francisco H. G. Ferreira and Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group

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How Many More Infants are Likely to Die in Africa as a Result of the Global Financial Crisis ?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5023
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jed Friedman and Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Population Policies, Early Child and Children's Health, Adolescent Health, Gender and Health, Health Systems Development & Reform

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Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Adjustment in Brazil

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Nina Pavcnik, Andreas Blom, Pinelopi Goldberg and Norbert Schady
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics, World Bank, Yale University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group
Downloads 355 (180,804)
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Development, Modernization, and Son Preference in Fertility Decisions

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4716
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Deon Filmer, Deon Filmer, Jed Friedman and Norbert Schady
World BankWorld Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Population Policies, Gender and Development, Gender and Law, Adolescent Health, Primary Education

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Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor

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Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4702
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady and Eric V. Edmonds
World Bank - Development Research Group and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Street Children, Youth and Governance, Gender and Law, Labor Policies, Primary Education

Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor

NBER Working Paper No. w15345
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023
Eric V. Edmonds and Norbert Schady
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Own and Sibling Effects of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : Theory and Evidence from Cambodia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5001
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Deon Filmer, Deon Filmer and Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World BankWorld Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Access to Finance, Primary Education, Education For All, Tertiary Education, Youth and Governance

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Getting Girls into School: Evidence from a Scholarship Program in Cambodia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3910
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady, Deon Filmer and Deon Filmer
World Bank - Development Research Group and World BankWorld Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Primary Education, Education For All, Access to Finance, Tertiary Education

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Cognitive Development Among Young Children in Ecuador: The Roles of Wealth, Health, and Parenting

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Jul 2005
Christina H. Paxson and Norbert Schady
Princeton University and World Bank - Development Research Group
Downloads 277 (234,846)
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Child Health and the 1988-92 Economic Crisis in Peru

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Christina H. Paxson and Norbert Schady
Princeton University and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Teacher Quality and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9796
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 21 Mar 2016
Maria Caridad Araujo, Pedro Manuel Carneiro, Yyannu Cruz-Aguayo and Norbert Schady
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University College London - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group
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teacher quality, learning, test scores

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Do School Facilities Matter? The Case of the Peruvian Social Fund (Foncodes)

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady and Christina H. Paxson
World Bank - Development Research Group and Princeton University
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Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4999
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Deon Filmer, Deon Filmer and Norbert Schady
World BankWorld Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Tertiary Education, Access to Finance, Education For All, Primary Education

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Infant Mortality Over the Business Cycle in the Developing World

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4346
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady and Jed Friedman
World Bank - Development Research Group and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Population Policies, Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Early Child and Children's Health, Health Systems Development & Reform, Early Childhood Development

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Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3869
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group
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Educational Sciences, Primary Education, Early Childhood Development, Street Children, Youth and Governance

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Are Cash Transfers Made to Women Spent Like Other Sources of Income?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4282
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady and Jose Rosero
World Bank - Development Research Group and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Rural Poverty Reduction, Small Area Estimation Poverty Mapping, Poverty Lines, Anthropology, Municipal Housing and Land, Services & Transfers to Poor, Poverty Impact Evaluation, Gender and Poverty

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Tariff-Based Commodity Price Stabilization Schemes in Venezuela

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 611
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group
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Markets and Market Access, Insurance & Risk Mitigation, Environmental Economics & Policies, Economic Theory & Research, Access to Markets

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Off and Running? Technology, Trade, and the Rising Demand for Skilled Workers in Latin America

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady and Carolina Sánchez-Páramo
World Bank - Development Research Group and World Bank
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Convexity and Sheepskin Effects in the Human Capital Earnings Function: Recent Evidence for Filipino Men

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group
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Who Participates? The Supply of Volunteer Labor and the Distribution of Government Programs in Rural Peru

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group
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Picking the Poor: Indicators for Geographic Targeting in Peru

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group
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The (Positive) Effect of Macroeconomic Crises on the Schooling and Employment Decisions of Children in a Middle-Income Country

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady
World Bank - Development Research Group
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Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America: The Role of Demand and Supply of Skills

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2010
Posted: 30 Jun 2010
Marco Manacorda, Marco Manacorda, Norbert Schady and Carolina Sánchez-Páramo
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)Queen Mary, University of London, World Bank - Development Research Group and World Bank

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Gender, Skills, Training, Labor Demand

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Development, Modernization, and Childbearing: The Role of Family Sex Composition

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 371-398, 2009
Posted: 08 Dec 2009
Deon Filmer, Deon Filmer, Jed Friedman and Norbert Schady
World BankWorld Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group

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J16, J13, O15

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Trade Liberalization and Industry Wage Structure: Evidence from Brazil

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp. 319-344, 2004
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Nina Pavcnik, Pinelopi Goldberg and Norbert Schady
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics, Yale University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group

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Child Health and Economic Crisis in Peru

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 203-223, 2005
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Christina H. Paxson and Norbert Schady
Princeton University and World Bank - Development Research Group

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tuberculosis, DOTS, direct observation, patient adherence, Pakistan