Sustainability of the IDB financed longitudinal randomized control trial “Closing Gaps”

The objective of this TC is to ensure the long-term sustainability and continued relevance of the "Closing Gaps" project by maintaining updated participant information, gathering new data on critical social and economic topics, and generating policy-relevant research on the impact of educational quality on labor market outcomes and crime-related attitudes and behaviors. The specific objectives of the TC are: (i) Ensure the sustainability of CG. The importance to the Bank of ensuring that this project is sustained for the foreseeable future stems from the unique information that the project can provide, on the impact of classroom characteristics in elementary school on medium- and long-term variables, and the correlations over time among a vast number of characteristics of vulnerable children, adolescents and young adults along their lifetime. Having this information places the Bank in an inimitable position to provide policy-relevant evidence for Ecuador and the broader Latin American and the Caribbean region. (ii) Collect new information on key topics related to labor market participation, exposure/participation in crime activities, risky behaviors, migration, domestic violence and teen pregnancy. (iii) Conduct research to address critical questions regarding the impact of classroom quality, and other correlates, on medium- and long-term outcomes, including initial labor market conditions (e.g. first job or initial wages) and exposure or participation in criminal activities.

Project Detail

Country

Ecuador

Project Number

EC-T1582

Approval Date

October 31, 2024

Project Status

Implementation

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

SOCIAL INVESTMENT

Subsector

YOUTH AT RISK

Lending Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

Modality

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Total Cost

USD 300,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

Original Amount Approved

USD 300,000.00

Financial Information

Operation Number	Lending Type	Reporting Currency	Reporting Date	Signed Date	Fund	Financial Instrument
ATN/OC-21208-EC	Sovereign Guaranteed	USD - United States Dollar	Jan. 21, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024	Ordinary Capital	Nonreimbursable

Operation Number

ATN/OC-21208-EC

Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
Reporting Date: Jan. 21, 2025
Signed Date: Oct. 31, 2024
Fund: Ordinary Capital
Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

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