The Responsiveness of Enrollment Rates to Income and Price: A Case Study of : Sub-Saharan Africa - Couverture souple

Islam, Asif

 
9783639187557: The Responsiveness of Enrollment Rates to Income and Price: A Case Study of : Sub-Saharan Africa
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ISBN 10 : 3639187555 ISBN 13 : 9783639187557
Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

Since independence, many nations in Sub-Saharan Africa have undertaken huge steps in expanding formal education. In many countries, free primary education has substantially increased both male and female enrollment rates to 82% and 70% respectively (1998 estimates). In contrast, the respective figures for secondary education enrollment rates are 29% and 24%. This is also accompanied by a growing disillusionment among political spheres regarding the actual benefits of a formal education. In order to decipher the intricacies of education enrollment and aid policy makers, this paper examines the responsiveness of female and male school enrollment rates to income and price in a sample of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using 1970 to 1995 data. A cross comparison between the Sub-Saharan Africa sample and the world indicates similar responses to enrollments with respect to changing incomes and prices.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Since independence, many nations in Sub-Saharan Africa have undertaken huge steps in expanding formal education. In many countries, free primary education has substantially increased both male and female enrollment rates to 82% and 70% respectively (1998 estimates). In contrast, the respective figures for secondary education enrollment rates are 29% and 24%. This is also accompanied by a growing disillusionment among political spheres regarding the actual benefits of a formal education. In order to decipher the intricacies of education enrollment and aid policy makers, this paper examines the responsiveness of female and male school enrollment rates to income and price in a sample of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using 1970 to 1995 data. A cross comparison between the Sub-Saharan Africa sample and the world indicates similar responses to enrollments with respect to changing incomes and prices.

Biographie de l'auteur

Asif Islam is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland - College Park Agricultural and Resource Economics program. His interests include economic development, education, government policy, and natural resources. He was born in Bangladesh and grew up in Kenya.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639187555
ISBN 13 
9783639187557
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
52
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