| Title: |
Health and economic benefits of secondary education in the context of poverty: Evidence from Burkina Faso |
| Authors: |
Werner, Luisa K; Ludwig, Jan-Ole; Sie, Ali; Bagagnan, Cheik H; Zabré, Pascal; Vandormael, Alain; Harling, Guy; De Neve, Jan-Walter; Fink, Günther |
| Source: |
PLoS One , 17 (7) , Article e0270246. (2022) |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
University College London: UCL Discovery |
| Subject Terms: |
Burkina Faso; Educational Status; Female; Humans; Income; Male; Poverty; Schools |
| Description: |
Even though formal education is considered a key determinant of individual well-being globally, enrollment in secondary schooling remains low in many low- and middle-income countries, suggesting that the perceived returns to such schooling may be low. We jointly estimate survival and monetary benefits of secondary schooling using detailed demographic and surveillance data from the Boucle du Mouhoun region, Burkina Faso, where national upper secondary schooling completion rates are among the lowest globally ( |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152502/1/journal.pone.0270246.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152502/ |
| Availability: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152502/1/journal.pone.0270246.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152502/ |
| Rights: |
open |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.1FAD8032 |
| Database: |
BASE |