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“Because at school, you can become somebody” – The perceived health and economic returns on secondary schooling in rural Burkina Faso

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  • Luisa K Werner
  • Jan Jabbarian
  • Moubassira Kagoné
  • Shannon McMahon
  • Julia Lemp
  • Aurélia Souares
  • Günther Fink
  • Jan-Walter De Neve

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Background: The perceived returns on schooling are critical in schooling decision-making but are not well understood. This study examines the perceived returns on secondary schooling in Burkina Faso, where secondary school completion is among the lowest globally (

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  • Luisa K Werner & Jan Jabbarian & Moubassira Kagoné & Shannon McMahon & Julia Lemp & Aurélia Souares & Günther Fink & Jan-Walter De Neve, 2019. "“Because at school, you can become somebody” – The perceived health and economic returns on secondary schooling in rural Burkina Faso," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(12), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0226911
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226911
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