The role of inclusive education in governance for inclusive economic participation: Gender evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

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This study investigates the relevance of inclusive education in moderating the effect of good governance on female economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. First, inclusive tertiary education modulates: (i) government effectiveness to induce a positive net effect on female labour force participation; (ii) political stability and corruption-control to induce negative net effects on female unemployment; (iii) government effectiveness for a positive net effect on female unemployment and (iv) regulation quality and the rule of law for positive net impacts on female employment. Second, inclusive secondary education moderates: (i) corruption-control for a positive net effect on female labour force participation; (ii) "voice and accountability", government effectiveness and corruption-control for negative net impacts on female unemployment; (iii) the rule of law for a positive net effect on female unemployment; (iv) “voice and accountability†, government effectiveness and corruption-control for positive net effects on female employment. Policy implications are discussed. Inclusive education thresholds for complementary policy policies are also computed and discussed. At these thresholds, inclusive education becomes a necessary but not a sufficient condition to complement governance in order to promote female economic inclusion.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/21/097

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Financial Institutions and Services: General ; Health: General ; Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General ; Economywide Country Studies: Africa
• Subject: Africa ; Gender ; Inclusive development

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Asongu, Simplice ; Odhiambo, Nicholas M.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
• (where): Yaoundé
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/250121
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET