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McEwan, Patrick J. – Economics of Education Review, 2013
Chile operates one of the oldest and largest school feeding programs in Latin America, targeting higher-calorie meals to relatively poorer schools. This paper evaluates the impact of higher-calorie meals on the education outcomes of public, rural schools and their students. It applies a regression-discontinuity design to administrative data,…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Enrollment, Foreign Countries, Nutrition