Impact of Financial Incentives and the Role of Information and Communication in Last-Mile Delivery of Textbooks in Zambia
This study investigates the impact of financial incentives and role of information and communication in textbook availability (especially those in local languages) in Zambia. It uses the difference-in-difference estimation method to identify the...
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okr-10986-340202022-09-20T00:13:16Z Impact of Financial Incentives and the Role of Information and Communication in Last-Mile Delivery of Textbooks in Zambia Hong, Seo Yeon Cao, Xiaonan Mupuwaliywa, Mupuwaliywa FINANCIAL INCENTIVE RESULTS-BASED FINANCING TEXTBOOK AVAILABILITY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TEXTBOOK DISTRIBUTION This study investigates the impact of financial incentives and role of information and communication in textbook availability (especially those in local languages) in Zambia. It uses the difference-in-difference estimation method to identify the causal links among the factors. The data used for the study were collected in 2017 and 2019 for baseline and end-line information. The study shows that providing financial incentives to schools increases the likelihood of a school receiving textbooks by 0.126. This improvement is mainly driven by raising the likelihood of a school collecting the books from zone-center schools and District Education Board Secretaries offices, by 0.356 and 0.158, respectively. Providing financial incentives to District Education Board Secretaries does not have any impact on the likelihood of a school receiving textbooks. This is partly because the current textbook delivery practice in districts and communities relies heavily on the action of schools and less on District Education Board Secretaries. Thus, providing incentives directly to schools seems to intensify the current last-mile textbook distribution practice and has better results. In addition, providing information to schools on the availability of textbooks at District Education Board Secretaries offices improves the outcomes significantly with minimum cost. 2020-07-06T13:59:39Z 2020-07-06T13:59:39Z 2020-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/841471593440486129/Impact-of-Financial-Incentives-and-the-Role-of-Information-and-Communication-in-Last-Mile-Delivery-of-Textbooks-in-Zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34020 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9305 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Zambia |
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This study investigates the impact of
financial incentives and role of information and
communication in textbook availability (especially those in
local languages) in Zambia. It uses the
difference-in-difference estimation method to identify the
causal links among the factors. The data used for the study
were collected in 2017 and 2019 for baseline and end-line
information. The study shows that providing financial
incentives to schools increases the likelihood of a school
receiving textbooks by 0.126. This improvement is mainly
driven by raising the likelihood of a school collecting the
books from zone-center schools and District Education Board
Secretaries offices, by 0.356 and 0.158, respectively.
Providing financial incentives to District Education Board
Secretaries does not have any impact on the likelihood of a
school receiving textbooks. This is partly because the
current textbook delivery practice in districts and
communities relies heavily on the action of schools and less
on District Education Board Secretaries. Thus, providing
incentives directly to schools seems to intensify the
current last-mile textbook distribution practice and has
better results. In addition, providing information to
schools on the availability of textbooks at District
Education Board Secretaries offices improves the outcomes
significantly with minimum cost. |
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Working Paper |
| author |
Hong, Seo Yeon Cao, Xiaonan Mupuwaliywa, Mupuwaliywa |
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Hong, Seo Yeon Cao, Xiaonan Mupuwaliywa, Mupuwaliywa |
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Hong, Seo Yeon |
| title |
Impact of Financial Incentives and the Role of Information and Communication in Last-Mile Delivery of Textbooks in Zambia |
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Impact of Financial Incentives and the Role of Information and Communication in Last-Mile Delivery of Textbooks in Zambia |
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Impact of Financial Incentives and the Role of Information and Communication in Last-Mile Delivery of Textbooks in Zambia |
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Impact of Financial Incentives and the Role of Information and Communication in Last-Mile Delivery of Textbooks in Zambia |
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Impact of Financial Incentives and the Role of Information and Communication in Last-Mile Delivery of Textbooks in Zambia |
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impact of financial incentives and the role of information and communication in last-mile delivery of textbooks in zambia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/841471593440486129/Impact-of-Financial-Incentives-and-the-Role-of-Information-and-Communication-in-Last-Mile-Delivery-of-Textbooks-in-Zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34020 |
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