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How Sensitive is the Demand for Primary Education to Changes in Economic Factors?

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  • Helena Skyt Nielsen

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During the recession in the 1970s and 1980s in less‐developed countries in general and in Zambia in specific, private costs of schooling increased and school quality deteriorated. Combined with poverty, these changes may have damaged the demand for primary education. This observation motivated a study of the relationship between economic variables and the demand for primary education. A binary choice model for the school enrolment decision is estimated, and the relevance of economic incentives concerning the decision to enrol in school is tested directly. Economic incentives to enrol in school are reflected in household income, educational expenses and quality indicators, and the results show that they all affect school enrolment as expected, even though the magnitudes of the effects are relatively moderate.

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  • Helena Skyt Nielsen, 2001. "How Sensitive is the Demand for Primary Education to Changes in Economic Factors?," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 10(2), pages 191-218.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jafrec:v:10:y:2001:i:2:p:191-218.
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    1. Agobdji, Damien & Amouzouvi, Kokou & Bouare, Kname & Diagne, Idrissa & Kielem, Aristide, 2013. "Analyse de l'impact de la hausse mondiale des prix et des politiques de réponse du gouvernement sur la pauvreté," PEP Working Papers 160424, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP).
    2. Damien Agobdji & Kokou Amouzouvi & Kname Bouare & Idrissa Diagne & Aristide Kielem, 2013. "Analyse de l’impact de la hausse mondiale des prix et des politiques de réponse du gouvernment sur la pauvreté," Working Papers PMMA 2013-10, PEP-PMMA.
    3. Sudha Narayanan & Sowmya Dhanaraj, 2018. "Child Work and Schooling in Rural India: What Do Time Use Data Say about Trade-offs and Drivers of Human Capital Investment?," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 12(3), pages 378-400, December.
    4. Tiwari, Sandeep Kumar & Paltasingh, Kirtti Ranjan & Jena, Pabitra Kumar, 2020. "Caste-class association and school participation in Uttar Pradesh, India: Evidence from NSSO data," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).

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