Determinants of schooling for boys and girls in Nigeria under a policy of free primary education

This paper adds a measure of school costs to the model of determinants of schooling. Costs are estimated with controls for selection into school and the possibility of receiving free primary education (FPE). Controlling for costs, household wealth has a large, positive effect on primary school atten...

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Volume:	28
Main Author:	Lincove, Jane Arnold
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Elementary Education Academic
Place of publication:	OXFORD Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 2009 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD Elsevier Elsevier B.V
published in:	Economics of education review Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 474 - 484
Data of publication:	2009
ISSN:	0272-7757 1873-7382
EISSN:	1873-7382
Discipline:	Education Economics
Series:	Economics of Education Review
Subjects:	Schule Allgemein bildende Schule Bildungsverhalten Nigeria Economic development Demand for schooling Human capital Economics Business & Economics Education & Educational Research Social Sciences Attendance Family Income Gender Differences Costs Educational Policy Foreign Countries Elementary Education Demand for schooling Economic development Human capital Education Analysis Cost control Nigeria I21 O15 Demand for schooling Human capital Economic development MOTHERS CHILD-CARE COSTS PARENTAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT DEMAND COMPLETION OUTCOMES LABOR SAMPLE SELECTION PARTICIPATION
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