| 来源类型 | Discussion paper
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| 规范类型 | 论文
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| 来源ID | DP16967
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| DP16967 Numeracy, Nutrition and Schooling Efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa - 1950 to 2000 |
| Sarah Ferber; Jörg Baten
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| 发表日期 | 2022-01-30
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| 出版年 | 2022
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | School enrolment has increased at an unprecedented scale in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the expected economic development did not materialize. Therefore, focusing on mathematical skills, we provide estimates for basic numerical abilities of the general population born between 1950 and 2000, assess the efficiency of the educational system and a potential determinant. Our database combines several large surveys (IPUMS, MICS, DHS and Afrobarometer). We find that the spatial distribution of numeracy and schooling efficiency has remained very constant over time. As school feeding programs are highly popular as a development policy while being contested, we focus our analysis of determinants on children’s health. Our baseline OLS model indicates a positive relationship, and these results are confirmed by an instrumental variable approach suggesting a causal link. Thus, our results provide support for school feeding interventions and can provide a long-term perspective on this question. |
| 主题 | Development Economics
; Economic History
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| 关键词 | Numeracy
School efficiency
Height
Africa
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| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp16967
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| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/545911
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Sarah Ferber,Jörg Baten. DP16967 Numeracy, Nutrition and Schooling Efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa - 1950 to 2000. 2022.
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