Table 8.
Effects of the SCTP on schooling outcomes accounting for mediator pathways
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (5) | (7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in school (ages 6 to 17) | Dropout (6 to 17) | |||||||
| Treatment effect (DD) | 0.12*** (0.02) | 0.00 (0.03) | 0.12*** (0.02) | 0.12*** (0.02) | −0.04** (0.02) | −0.01 (0.01) | −0.04*** (0.02) | −0.04** (0.02) |
| Wild bootstrap p-value | 0.000 | 0.922 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.716 | 0.006 | 0.013 |
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| Material well-being items | 0.01** (0.01) | −0.01** (0.00) | ||||||
| Investment with education | 0.18*** (0.01) | −0.07*** (0.01) | ||||||
| Investment without education | 0.01 (0.01) | −0.00 (0.00) | ||||||
| Stress scale | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | ||||||
| Wild bootstrap p-value | 0.020 | 0.000 | 0.173 | 0.014 | 0.038 | 0.000 | 0.541 | 0.373 |
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| Observations | 12,418 | 12,410 | 12,410 | 12,721 | 8,842 | 8,834 | 8,834 | 8,967 |
Notes: Robust standard errors in parentheses clustered at the VC level.
p<0.01,
p<0.05,
p<0.1.
Wild bootstrap p-values are given independently for DD effect and the mediator effect (H0=0). Baseline values for the mediators are included in each regression to control for confounding between the mediator and treatment. Individual controls: age, age squared, male, baseline morbidity past 2 weeks, and baseline orphan status / Household controls (all defined at baseline): household head (female, age, ever attended school, chronic illness, married), log per capita expenditure, household size, total age group categories (0–5, 6–11, 12–17, 65+) and dummies for Traditional Authority residence.