Paying the poor to improve their school performance

In a previous post it was mentioned that governments can further the cause of women’s rights by focusing on policies that increase families’ incentives to educate their children. One example of such a policy is subsidies for families who keep their children in school. Over at the Becker-Posner Blog Gray Becker is discussing Paying the Poor to Improve their School Performance while Richard Posner is commenting on Paying Children to Go to School. Their discussion is about the programs being used in Mexico and New York City.