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Given the multiple constraints households face, the scope of purely demand-side interventions to narrow the completion gap may be large. We quantify it by studying how joinly relaxing key demand-side constraints affects learning, graduation, and the labor market entry of talented and economically disadvantaged students in Uganda. We randomize access to a \"big push'' scholarship program covering fees, school placement school inputs, and a cash transfer equivalent to 50% of the adult wage.  The program raises test scores and pushes completion rates to high-income country levels; it halves fertility and increases women's labor market entry. Students' families of oigin also benefit by becoming wealthier and happier. Our results show relaxing demand-side constraints benefits students and doubles-up as an antipoverty intervention for their households.","geographic_units":[{"name":"Uganda","code":"UGA"}],"keywords":[{"name":"Randomized Evaluation"},{"name":"Scholarship"},{"name":"Cash Transfers"},{"name":"School Inputs"}],"topics":[{"id":"D04","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Microeconomic Policy: Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation","parent_id":"D0"},{"id":" D12","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis","parent_id":"D1"},{"id":" D13","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation","parent_id":"D1"},{"id":" D14","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Household Saving \u2022 Personal Finance","parent_id":"D1"},{"id":" I22","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Educational Finance \u2022 Financial Aid","parent_id":"I2"},{"id":" I25","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Education and Economic Development","parent_id":"I2"}],"output":[{"type":"PRWP Working Paper","description":"Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP) 11165","title":"A \u201cBig Push\u201d Through The Finish Line: Evidence From A Composite Scholarship For Ugandan Students","authors":"Benedetta Lerva, Denise Ferris, Margherita Fornasari","uri":"http:\/\/documents.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/099544407012512635","doi":"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1596\/1813-9450-11165"}],"language":[{"name":"English","code":"EN"}],"technology_requirements":"Runtime: 1 hour","disclaimer":"The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development\/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.","license":[{"name":"Modified BSD3","uri":"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/bsd-3-clause\/"}],"contacts":[{"name":"Benedetta Lerva","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"blerva@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"reproducibility@worldbank.org"}],"datasets":[{"name":"Survey Data RCT Uganda","note":"Source: World Bank. The data were collected by BRAC Uganda for program selection and evaluation, as part of a randomized controlled trial designed and implemented in collaboration with Mathematica Policy Research and the World Bank.\nThe dataset includes multiple rounds of data collection, covering both treatment and control groups.\nBaseline (2014\u20132015): Application form data; District interview records; PLE scores; Baseline caregiver survey.\n2-Year Follow-Up (2016\u20132017): Follow-up caregiver survey for eligible applicants.\n8-Year Follow-Up (2022): Applicant survey and caregiver survey; Education outcomes and aspirations; Attrition tracking and household information. For more details related to the data folder structure please see the file folder_structure.txt included in the reproducibility package. 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These are provided so users can review the figures and compare them with those published in the paper.","technology_environment":"Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:\n\u2013 Windows 11 Enterprise, version 22H2\n\u2013 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 165U, 2100 Mhz, 12 Core(s), 14 Logical Processor(s)\n\u2013 Memory available: 32 GB\n\u2013 Software version: Stata 18.0 MP"},"tags":[{"tag":"DOI"},{"tag":"Open code"},{"tag":"Restricted data"}],"schematype":"script"}