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Educational Choices and Educational Constraints Evidence From Bolivia

Recent efforts at poverty alleviation emphasize increasing government spending on education. However, even if spending were perfectly targeted, it is not evident that spending by itself will lead to higher educational attainment. Bolivian household data is used in this paper to ascertain the probabi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inchauste, Gabriela
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2000
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Government And The Monetary System
Payment Systems
Income
Women
Gender Studies; Women & Girls
Labour; Income Economics
Human Capital
Economics Of Gender
Monetary Economics
Regimes
Personal Income
Non-labor Discrimination
National Government Expenditures And Education
Skills
National Accounts
Personal Income, Wealth, And Their Distributions
Money
Labor
Education
Labor Productivity
Standards
Education: General
Currencies
Monetary Systems
Macroeconomics
Occupational Choice
Money And Monetary Policy
Women''s Studies'
Gender
Bolivia
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Recent efforts at poverty alleviation emphasize increasing government spending on education. However, even if spending were perfectly targeted, it is not evident that spending by itself will lead to higher educational attainment. Bolivian household data is used in this paper to ascertain the probability of an individual quitting school due to financial or other reasons. Simulations show that government cash transfers can help to improve educational attainment somewhat. However, nonmonetary limitations must also be addressed if educational attainment is to improve significantly, in particular, for indigenous women who have the lowest levels of education in the country
Physical Description:33 pages
ISBN:9781451846201

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