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On External Aid Effectiveness And School Enrolment: A Study On Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Aderopo Raphael Adediyan

    (Department of Economics, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria)

  • Venus Nmakanmma Obadoni

    (Department of Economics, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria)

Abstract

This paper re-evaluates the external aid effectiveness on school enrolment in Sub-Saharan Africa and provides a piece of evidence on the relationship conditioned on the prevalence of malaria and HIV/AIDS. A panel dataset from 2010 to 2019 for 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa was modelled and analyzed using a dynamic panel GMM technique. The results suggest a statistically significant positive effect of external aid on school enrolment – primary, secondary and tertiary school enrolment. However, when correlated with the HIV/AIDS and malaria diseases, the relationship turned insignificant and at best negative. That is, in the case where malaria and HIV/AIDS diseases are evident, external aid does not have a statistically significant positive impact on school enrolment. It therefore means that the level of aid effectiveness on school enrolment is contingent on malaria and HIV/AIDS diseases in the region. Hence, although the attraction of more external aid can increase school enrolment in Sub-Saharan Africa, it will be effective only if the HIV/AIDS and malaria diseases are eradicated.

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  • Aderopo Raphael Adediyan & Venus Nmakanmma Obadoni, 2020. "On External Aid Effectiveness And School Enrolment: A Study On Sub-Saharan Africa," OLSZTYN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 15(4), pages 301-311, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ole:journl:v:15:y:2020:i:4:p:301-311
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31648/oej.6853
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    Keywords

    external aid; education; school enrolment; HIV/AIDS; malaria;
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    JEL classification:

    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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