Early academic performance, grade repetition, and school attainment in Senegal

A panel data analysis

Little is known in developing country environments about how a child's cognitive skills manifested in the first years of schooling are related to later educational success, because the panel data needed to analyze this question have been lacking. This study takes advantage of a unique data set...

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Volume:	24
Main Author:	Glick, Peter Sahn, David E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	OXFORD Oxford University Press 2010 OXFORD UNIV PRESS
published in:	The World Bank economic review Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 93 - 120
Data of publication:	2010
ISSN:	1564-698X 0258-6770 1564-698X
EISSN:	1564-698X
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Bildungsverhalten Investition Senegal Bildungsinvestition Outcomes of education School dropouts Academic achievement World Bank Posttests Elementary school students Test scores Children School surveys Pretests Development Studies Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Business, Finance I21 O15 GENDER-GAP CHOICE LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES STUDENT-ACHIEVEMENT COGNITIVE SKILLS GHANA EDUCATION OUTCOMES HEALTH CHILDREN
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