Arbeitspapier

Selective Secondary Education and School Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Malawi

Large scale tracking policies, allowing academically apt pupils to enter a select group of secondary schools, can be found in many Sub-Saharan countries. However, evidence on the impact of these policies on school outcomes, especially school participation, is limited. This paper fills this gap by providing regression discontinuity evidence on the impact of Malawi's tracking program. The analysis is based on unique institutional data covering an entire cohort of pupils. Estimates show that Malawi's tracking program raises school participation of top students without a reduction in pupil learning. These findings have implications for education policy in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 10-041/2

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Analysis of Education
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Thema
education
Malawi
regression discontinuity
Sub-Saharan Africa
tracking
Bildungschancen
Schulbesuch
Allgemeinbildende Schule
Malawi
Afrika südlich der Sahara

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
de Hoop, Jacobus
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Tinbergen Institute
(wo)
Amsterdam and Rotterdam
(wann)
2010

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • de Hoop, Jacobus
  • Tinbergen Institute

Entstanden

  • 2010

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