Long-lived consequences of rapid scale-up? The case of free primary education in six Sub-Saharan African countries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102872
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- Filmer,Deon P., 2023. "Long-Lived Consequences of Rapid Scale-Up ? The Case of Free Primary Education in SixSub-Saharan African Countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10310, The World Bank.
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Free primary education; Learning outcomes; Teacher quality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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