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The Changing Spatial Inequality of Opportunity in West Africa

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This paper maps the changing landscape of opportunity in Benin, Cameroon, and Mali, using a movers design to isolate the causal effect of place on primary education completion. On average, I find that 70% of the observed spatial variation in primary education completion can be attributed to causal place effects. I then estimate and map locality-year specific causal place effects, providing the first step in developing place-based policies to improve child opportunities. I find that the impact of place is: stronger for females, unequal across space, persistent over time, and correlated with locality level observables.

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  • Luke Milsom, 2021. "The Changing Spatial Inequality of Opportunity in West Africa," Economics Series Working Papers 935, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
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    1. Luke Heath Milsom, 2023. "Moving OpportunityLocal Connectivity and Spatial Inequality," CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb) 2303, CEPREMAP.

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