Health and economic benefits of secondary education in the context of poverty: Evidence from Burkina Faso.
| Title: | Health and economic benefits of secondary education in the context of poverty: Evidence from Burkina Faso. |
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| Authors: | Luisa K Werner; Jan-Ole Ludwig; Ali Sie; Cheik H Bagagnan; Pascal Zabré; Alain Vandormael; Guy Harling; Jan-Walter De Neve; Günther Fink |
| Source: | PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 7, p e0270246 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| Subject Terms: | Medicine; Science |
| 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 |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270246; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203; https://doaj.org/article/ce113467052e4533b46327bc4b9f7630 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0270246 |
| Availability: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270246; https://doaj.org/article/ce113467052e4533b46327bc4b9f7630 |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.71C0D9AF |
| Database: | BASE |