Quality of Higher Education and the Labor Market in Developing Countries: Evidence from an Education Reform in Senegal

被引：27

作者：

Boccanfuso, Dorothee ^{[1
]}

Larouche, Alexandre ^{[2
]}

Trandafir, Mircea ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, PQ J1K 2R1, Canada

[2] Del Degan, Masse, PQ, Canada

[3] Univ Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

[4] IZA, Bonn, Germany

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2015年 / 74卷

关键词：

higher education; employment; impact analysis; quality mismatch; SCHOOL QUALITY; QUANTITY; CONSEQUENCES; UNEMPLOYMENT; GROWTH; SKILLS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.05.007

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

While many studies examine the effect of primary education quality on labor market outcomes in developing countries, little is known about the effects at higher levels. We exploit the quasi-experiment provided by a large-scale education reform launched in Senegal in 2000 to investigate how quality improvements at the university level affect employment. Our difference-in-difference estimates suggest that young high-skilled workers experienced a nine percentage-point employment gain relative to older workers. They are also more likely to have "better" jobs (in the service industry or government), suggesting a reduction in the mismatch between the quality of high-skilled labor demanded and supplied. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：412 / 424

页数：13

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