Abstract

SANCHEZ VARGAS, Armando; NARANJO CARBAJAL, Anadeli  and  NAVA BOLANOS, Isalia. Impact of nutrition on scores at elementary schools: A study of the School Breakfast Program in Mexico City. Contad. Adm [online]. 2020, vol.65, n.3, 00007.  Epub Sep 13, 2021. ISSN 0186-1042.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fca.24488410e.2019.2266.

This paper investigates the effect of participation in the School Breakfast Program of Mexico City on children’s achievements. We use data from a survey to assess the impact of such program on 4th and 5th grade students of 17 elementary public schools in the city for the 2017-2018 school year. The study has a comparative approach between students of beneficiary and non-beneficiary schools. Controlling for other factors, the results of the estimates suggest that the program does not promote significant changes on scores, which contrasts with findings in other countries where a significant effect has been found. Our results also suggest the existence of an inverse relationship between scores and absenteeism, and a positive relationship with the family’s educational background and the availability of other social programs.

Keywords : School performance; Nutrition; School breakfast program; I18; I28; H51; H52.

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