Improving Identification of Demand-Side Obstacles to Schooling: Findings from Revealed and Stated Preference Models in Two SSA Countries

被引:17
作者
Lincove, Jane Arnold [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Tulane Univ, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA
关键词
primary education; School enrollment; demand for schooling; Sub-Saharan Africa; revealed and stated preferences; PARENTAL EDUCATION; ENROLLMENT; DETERMINANTS; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; GIRLS; GENDER; CHOICE; POLICY; POOR;
D O I
10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.07.018
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
Efforts to expand primary education have shifted from a policy focus on supply (building schools) to demand-side policies. Human capital theory posits that common demand-side obstacles are high direct costs, opportunity costs, and low perceived benefits constructs that are difficult to measure empirically. This study compares strategies to estimate obstacles to schooling through revealed and stated preferences using similar household survey data from two Sub-Saharan African countries. The typical determinants of schooling model underestimates demand-side obstacles and gender differences, and additional useful information for theory testing and policy is derived from analyzing parents' stated preferences as well. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:69 / 83
页数:15
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