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

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 empir...

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Volume:	66
Main Author:	Lincove, Jane Arnold
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade Academic
Place of publication:	OXFORD Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2015 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD Elsevier Science Publishers
published in:	World development Vol. 66; pp. 69 - 83
Data of publication:	February 2015
ISSN:	0305-750X 1873-5991
EISSN:	1873-5991
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	school enrollment demand for schooling revealed and stated preferences primary education Sub-Saharan Africa Development Studies Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences school enrollment demand for schooling revealed and stated preferences primary education Sub-Saharan Africa HOUSEHOLD DETERMINANTS POOR PARENTAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT CHOICE POLICY INCOME GENDER School enrollment GIRLS
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2015 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS