Educational Choices and Educational Constraints: Evidence From Bolivia
February 1, 2000
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Summary
Recent efforts at poverty alleviation emphasize increasing government spending on education. However, even if spending were perfectly targeted, it is not evident that spending by itself will lead to higher educational attainment. Bolivian household data is used in this paper to ascertain the probability of an individual quitting school due to financial or other reasons. Simulations show that government cash transfers can help to improve educational attainment somewhat. However, nonmonetary limitations must also be addressed if educational attainment is to improve significantly, in particular, for indigenous women who have the lowest levels of education in the country.
Subject: Currencies, Education, Gender, Human capital, Labor, Money, National accounts, Personal income, Women
Keywords: Bolivia, cash transfer, cash transfers, Currencies, Education, education spending, educational institution, hazard model, high school, Human capital, Personal income, quitting school, rate of return, School enrollment, school supplies, Women, WP
Pages:
33
Volume:
2000
DOI:
Issue:
042
Series:
Working Paper No. 2000/042
Stock No:
WPIEA0422000
ISBN:
9781451846201
ISSN:
1018-5941
