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Student achievement and schooling choice in low-income countries: evidence from Ghana
Paul Glewwe,Hanan G. Jacoby +1 more
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This article presented new evidence on the impact of school characteristics on student achievement using an unusually rich data set from Ghana, showing that repairing classrooms is a cost-effective investment in Ghana, relative to providing more instructional materials and improving teacher quality.Abstract:
In this paper we present new evidence on the impact of school characteristics on student achievement using an unusually rich data set from Ghana. We deal with two potentially important selectivity issues in the developing country context: the sorting of higher ability children into better schools, and the high incidence of both delayed school enrollment and early leaving. Our empirical results do not reveal any strong selectivity bias. We also highlight the indirect effects of improving school quality on student achievement through increased grade attainment. A cost-benefit analysis, taking into account these indirect effects, shows that repairing classrooms (a policy option ignored in most education production function studies) is a cost-effective investment in Ghana, relative to providing more instructional materials and improving teacher quality.read more
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The relative efficiency of private and public schools in developing countries
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The relative efficiency of private and public schools : the case of Thailand
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Estimating the Determinants of Cognitive Achievement in Low-Income Countries: The Case of Ghana. Living Standards Measurement Study.
Paul Glewwe,Hanan G. Jacoby +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the determinants of student achievement in middle schools in Ghana, with special attention given to school characteristics, and present a model of human capital accumulation which includes decisions on how long to attend school, which school to attend, and how much human capital to accumulate.