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Education and equal opportunities among Liberian children

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  • José Cuesta
  • Ana Abras

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This paper expands the analysis of equal opportunities by connecting traditional benefit incidence analysis of public spending with the human opportunity index, a distribution sensitive measure of access to public services. It also develops ex-ante micro-simulations to determine the cost of equalizing educational opportunities. This technique is applied to Liberia, a country devastated by civil war with serious educational enrollment gaps and policies highly dependent on international aid. Results from simulated increases in teachers’ salaries, elimination of fee and non-fee costs and targeted public educational spending on rural schools all point to very modest redistributive effects but distinctive patterns of winners and losers among Liberian children.

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  • José Cuesta & Ana Abras, 2013. "Education and equal opportunities among Liberian children," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 16(3), pages 237-258, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jecprf:v:16:y:2013:i:3:p:237-258
    DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2013.816631
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    1. Ejaz Gul & Suriati Ghazali, 2021. "Theoretical Underpinnings of Liberia’s Post Conflict Recovery: Pertinent Lessons for Developing Countries," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 7, pages 201-220.
    2. Cuesta, Jose, 2014. "Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities: The Opportunity Incidence Analysis," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 106-124.

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