Mass Media and Public Services : The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin

Does radio access improve public service provision? And if so, does it do so by increasing government accountability to citizens, or by persuading households to take advantage of publicly-provided services? Prior research has argued that citizens w...

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Main Authors: Keefer, Philip, Khemani, Stuti
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
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TV
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language English
topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ADULTS
ADVERTISEMENTS
ADVERTISING
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION SERVICES
BASIC SERVICES
BOOK PURCHASE
BROADCAST
BROADCASTERS
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CIVIC SOCIETY
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM TEACHING
CLASSROOMS
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY ACTION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMMUNITY RADIO
COMMUNITY RADIO BROADCASTERS
COMMUNITY RADIO PROGRAMMING
COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS
CORRUPTION
CREDIBILITY
CULTURAL PRACTICES
DATA COLLECTION
DATA LIMITATIONS
DEMAND FOR EDUCATION
DEMOCRACY
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISASTERS
DIVORCE
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC POLICY
EDUCATION DECISIONS
EDUCATION INVESTMENTS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXCLUSION
EXPOSURE TO INFORMATION
FAMILY PLANNING
FERTILITY
FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FUNCTIONAL LITERACY
GENDER
GENERAL POPULATIONS
GENERAL PUBLIC
GENOCIDE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
GPS
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER LITERACY
HIGHER LITERACY RATES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTANT POLICY
INCLUSION
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INNOVATION
INTERVIEWS
INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR MARKET
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEGISLATORS
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
LISTENING
LITERACY
LITERACY RATES
LITERACY TEST
LOCAL COMMUNITY
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL RADIO
LOCAL RADIO STATIONS
LOCAL SCHOOLS
MAJORITY OF CHILDREN
MALARIA
MARITAL STATUS
MASS MEDIA
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONES
MOBILIZATION
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL POLICY
NATIONAL RADIO
NATURAL DISASTER
NETWORKS
NUMBER OF ADULTS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF TEXTBOOKS
OPEN ACCESS
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLS
PDF
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
POLITICAL ACTION
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL POWER
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE EDUCATION
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE SCHOOL
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PROVISION OF INFORMATION
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RADIO
RADIO BROADCASTS
RADIO SIGNALS
RADIO STATION
RADIOS
READERS
READING
RECONSTRUCTION
REMOTE VILLAGES
REPORT CARDS
RESPECT
RESULT
RESULTS
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SCHOOL FEE
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL SUPERVISION
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVISION
SMALL COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIETIES
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
TEACHER
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TEACHER PERFORMANCE
TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHERS
TELEVISION
TELEVISION BROADCASTS
TELEVISIONS
TEXTBOOK
TEXTBOOKS
TRANSISTORS
TRANSMISSION
TV
URBAN CENTER
URBAN CENTERS
VILLAGE
VILLAGE LEVEL
VILLAGE RADIO
VILLAGE SCHOOL
WEB
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ADULTS
ADVERTISEMENTS
ADVERTISING
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION SERVICES
BASIC SERVICES
BOOK PURCHASE
BROADCAST
BROADCASTERS
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CIVIC SOCIETY
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM TEACHING
CLASSROOMS
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY ACTION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMMUNITY RADIO
COMMUNITY RADIO BROADCASTERS
COMMUNITY RADIO PROGRAMMING
COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS
CORRUPTION
CREDIBILITY
CULTURAL PRACTICES
DATA COLLECTION
DATA LIMITATIONS
DEMAND FOR EDUCATION
DEMOCRACY
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISASTERS
DIVORCE
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC POLICY
EDUCATION DECISIONS
EDUCATION INVESTMENTS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXCLUSION
EXPOSURE TO INFORMATION
FAMILY PLANNING
FERTILITY
FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FUNCTIONAL LITERACY
GENDER
GENERAL POPULATIONS
GENERAL PUBLIC
GENOCIDE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
GPS
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER LITERACY
HIGHER LITERACY RATES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTANT POLICY
INCLUSION
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INNOVATION
INTERVIEWS
INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR MARKET
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEGISLATORS
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
LISTENING
LITERACY
LITERACY RATES
LITERACY TEST
LOCAL COMMUNITY
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL RADIO
LOCAL RADIO STATIONS
LOCAL SCHOOLS
MAJORITY OF CHILDREN
MALARIA
MARITAL STATUS
MASS MEDIA
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONES
MOBILIZATION
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL POLICY
NATIONAL RADIO
NATURAL DISASTER
NETWORKS
NUMBER OF ADULTS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF TEXTBOOKS
OPEN ACCESS
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLS
PDF
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
POLITICAL ACTION
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL POWER
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE EDUCATION
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE SCHOOL
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PROVISION OF INFORMATION
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RADIO
RADIO BROADCASTS
RADIO SIGNALS
RADIO STATION
RADIOS
READERS
READING
RECONSTRUCTION
REMOTE VILLAGES
REPORT CARDS
RESPECT
RESULT
RESULTS
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SCHOOL FEE
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL SUPERVISION
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVISION
SMALL COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIETIES
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
TEACHER
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TEACHER PERFORMANCE
TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHERS
TELEVISION
TELEVISION BROADCASTS
TELEVISIONS
TEXTBOOK
TEXTBOOKS
TRANSISTORS
TRANSMISSION
TV
URBAN CENTER
URBAN CENTERS
VILLAGE
VILLAGE LEVEL
VILLAGE RADIO
VILLAGE SCHOOL
WEB
Keefer, Philip
Khemani, Stuti
Mass Media and Public Services : The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin
geographic_facet Africa
Africa
West Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5559
description Does radio access improve public service provision? And if so, does it do so by increasing government accountability to citizens, or by persuading households to take advantage of publicly-provided services? Prior research has argued that citizens with greater access to mass media receive greater benefits from targeted government welfare programs, but has not addressed these questions for public services such as in education and health. Using unique data from Benin, this paper finds that literacy rates among school children are higher in villages exposed to signals from a larger number of community radio stations. The effect is identified based on a "natural experiment" in the northern communes of Benin where within-commune variation in village access to radio stations is exogenous to observed and unobserved village characteristics. In contrast to prior research, the authors find that this media effect does not operate through government accountability: government inputs into village schools and household knowledge of government education policies are no different in villages with greater access to community radio. Instead, households with greater access are more likely to make financial investments in the education of their children.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Keefer, Philip
Khemani, Stuti
author_facet Keefer, Philip
Khemani, Stuti
author_sort Keefer, Philip
title Mass Media and Public Services : The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin
title_short Mass Media and Public Services : The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin
title_full Mass Media and Public Services : The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin
title_fullStr Mass Media and Public Services : The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin
title_full_unstemmed Mass Media and Public Services : The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin
title_sort mass media and public services : the effects of radio access on public education in benin
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120103164908
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spelling okr-10986-36972021-04-23T14:02:12Z Mass Media and Public Services : The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin Keefer, Philip Khemani, Stuti ACCESS TO EDUCATION ADULTS ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING BASIC EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION SERVICES BASIC SERVICES BOOK PURCHASE BROADCAST BROADCASTERS CITIZEN CITIZENS CIVIC SOCIETY CLASSROOM CLASSROOM TEACHING CLASSROOMS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY RADIO COMMUNITY RADIO BROADCASTERS COMMUNITY RADIO PROGRAMMING COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS CORRUPTION CREDIBILITY CULTURAL PRACTICES DATA COLLECTION DATA LIMITATIONS DEMAND FOR EDUCATION DEMOCRACY DEPRESSION DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISASTERS DIVORCE E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATION DECISIONS EDUCATION INVESTMENTS EDUCATION OUTCOMES EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ETHNIC GROUPS EXCLUSION EXPOSURE TO INFORMATION FAMILY PLANNING FERTILITY FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FUNCTIONAL LITERACY GENDER GENERAL POPULATIONS GENERAL PUBLIC GENOCIDE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT SERVICES GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GPS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER LITERACY HIGHER LITERACY RATES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT POLICY INCLUSION INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INNOVATION INTERVIEWS INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LEGISLATORS LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY LISTENING LITERACY LITERACY RATES LITERACY TEST LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LOCAL RADIO LOCAL RADIO STATIONS LOCAL SCHOOLS MAJORITY OF CHILDREN MALARIA MARITAL STATUS MASS MEDIA MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOBILIZATION NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL RADIO NATURAL DISASTER NETWORKS NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF TEXTBOOKS OPEN ACCESS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLS PDF POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL ACTION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL SYSTEMS PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROGRESS PROVISION OF EDUCATION PROVISION OF INFORMATION PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION RADIO RADIO BROADCASTS RADIO SIGNALS RADIO STATION RADIOS READERS READING RECONSTRUCTION REMOTE VILLAGES REPORT CARDS RESPECT RESULT RESULTS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL BUILDINGS SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOL FEE SCHOOL FEES SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL SUPERVISION SCHOOL-AGE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SMALL COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIETIES STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT PERFORMANCE TEACHER TEACHER ABSENTEEISM TEACHER PERFORMANCE TEACHER RATIOS TEACHERS TELEVISION TELEVISION BROADCASTS TELEVISIONS TEXTBOOK TEXTBOOKS TRANSISTORS TRANSMISSION TV URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTERS VILLAGE VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGE RADIO VILLAGE SCHOOL WEB Does radio access improve public service provision? And if so, does it do so by increasing government accountability to citizens, or by persuading households to take advantage of publicly-provided services? Prior research has argued that citizens with greater access to mass media receive greater benefits from targeted government welfare programs, but has not addressed these questions for public services such as in education and health. Using unique data from Benin, this paper finds that literacy rates among school children are higher in villages exposed to signals from a larger number of community radio stations. The effect is identified based on a "natural experiment" in the northern communes of Benin where within-commune variation in village access to radio stations is exogenous to observed and unobserved village characteristics. In contrast to prior research, the authors find that this media effect does not operate through government accountability: government inputs into village schools and household knowledge of government education policies are no different in villages with greater access to community radio. Instead, households with greater access are more likely to make financial investments in the education of their children. 2012-03-19T18:07:03Z 2012-03-19T18:07:03Z 2011-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120103164908 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3697 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5559 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Benin