Access, Sorting and Achievement: the Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya
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- Adrienne M. Lucas & Isaac M. Mbiti, 2012. "Access, Sorting, and Achievement: The Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 4(4), pages 226-253, October.
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Keywords
Schooling; Free Primary Education; Kenya; Achievement;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2012-09-03 (Africa)
- NEP-EDU-2012-09-03 (Education)
- NEP-LAB-2012-09-03 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-URE-2012-09-03 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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