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Impact of Duration of Primary Education on Enrollment in Secondary Education: Panel Data Evidence from Developing Countries

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  • Díaz Serrano, Lluís
  • Pérez Reynosa, Jessica Helen

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Using panel data for non-OECD countries covering the period 1970-2012, this paper analyzes the impact of the duration of primary education on school enrollment in secondary education. The empirical results show that in those countries where the duration of primary education is increased, the enrollment rate in secondary education decreases, and the opposite is observed in those countries where the duration of primary education is reduced. These results are in line with the fertility model approach; that is, in developing and underdeveloped countries parents do not have incentive to pursue further education for their children given the high perceived present economic value of children. JEL Classification: I21, I25, I28 Keywords: primary education, secondary education, school enrollment, education policy, developing countries, school duration

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  • Díaz Serrano, Lluís & Pérez Reynosa, Jessica Helen, 2018. "Impact of Duration of Primary Education on Enrollment in Secondary Education: Panel Data Evidence from Developing Countries," Working Papers 2072/351582, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Educació primària; Educació secundària; Política educativa; Països en vies de desenvolupament; 331 - Treball. Relacions laborals. Ocupació. Organització del treball; 37 - Educació. Ensenyament. Formació. Temps lliure;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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