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Gender and Birth Order Effects on Intra-Household Schooling Choices and Educational Attainments in Kenya

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  • Fredrick M. Wamalwa
  • Justine Burns

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Many schooling decisions take place within the family. For instance, when faced with resource constraints, as it is the case in many developing countries, parents can send some of their children to work and let others concentrate on studying at school. Similarly, if resources become scarce, parents can send some of their children to fee […]

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  • Fredrick M. Wamalwa & Justine Burns, 2018. "Gender and Birth Order Effects on Intra-Household Schooling Choices and Educational Attainments in Kenya," Working Papers 142, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:142
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    1. Anna S. Brink & Steven F. Koch, 2013. "The 1996 User Fee Abolition in South Africa: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis," Working Papers 201332, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Discrimination; Education; Healthcare; Household Survey;
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    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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