Can free provision reduce demand for public services ? evidence from Kenyan education
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- Tessa Bold & Mwangi Kimenyi & Germano Mwabu & Justin Sandefur, 2015. "Can Free Provision Reduce Demand for Public Services? Evidence from Kenyan Education," World Bank Economic Review, World Bank Group, vol. 29(2), pages 293-326.
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Primary Education; Education For All; Teaching and Learning; Tertiary Education; Secondary Education;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2013-11-16 (Africa)
- NEP-EDU-2013-11-16 (Education)
- NEP-URE-2013-11-16 (Urban & Real Estate Economics)
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