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SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF CHOICE TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND THE DEMAND FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION: A Case Study of Karachi, Pakistan

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  • Salim CHISHTI
  • Akhtar LODHI*

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the study based on 20 thusabd school age children, of which a little more than half attend school, identifies the factor which influence the decision-making with regard to sending the child to school. Using Heckmans procedure of selectivity bias correction, it also estimates the demand for education. An important dinding of the study is that investment in female education is one of the most important factors in increasing the litracy rate.

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  • Salim CHISHTI & Akhtar LODHI*, 1988. "SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF CHOICE TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND THE DEMAND FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION: A Case Study of Karachi, Pakistan," Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, Applied Economics Research Centre, vol. 7(2), pages 101-108.
    • Handle: RePEc:pje:journl:article1988winii
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    1. Najam us Saqib, 2004. "Willingness to Pay for Primary Education in Rural Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 43(1), pages 27-51.
    2. Imran Ashraf Toor & Rizwana Parveen, 2004. "Factors Influencing Girls’ Primary Enrolment in Pakistan," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 9(2), pages 141-157, Jul-Dec.
    3. G. M. Arif & Najam US Saqib & G. M. Zahid, 1999. "Poverty, Gender, and Primary School Enrolment in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 38(4), pages 979-992.

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