Conference Paper
Unconditional Cash Transfers and Children’s Schooling in Tunisia: A Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Approach
No.
ERF32AC_174
Publisher
ERF
Date
May, 2026
Topic
H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
J1. Demographic Economics
We examine the impact of the unconditional cash transfer AMEN Social program on children's schooling, using a fuzzy regression discontinuity approach. The data comes from the 2021 National Survey on Household Budget, Consumption and Standard of Living, which provides a solid foundation of information on household living conditions, education and health. The results of the analysis show a significant improvement in school attendance among children from households close to the eligibility threshold, thus confirming the positive effect of the AMEN Social program on schooling. However, these effects are observed in a context where targeting errors persist, in particular cases of inclusion of ineligible households and exclusion of households considered to be potential beneficiaries. This work is part of a process of evaluation of social public policies, with the ambition of contributing to the design of more equitable and effective programs in terms of human capital development.
Authors
Mohamed Dewahi
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Economic Sciences and...
Research Fellows
Mohamed Amara
Full professor in Economics and Quantitative Methods,...
Authors
Imen Mouaddeb
Researcher, Center for Research and Social Studies...