Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso

Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso

Using data they collected in rural Burkina Faso, the authors examine how children's cognitive abilities influence resource constrained households' decisions to invest in their education. This paper uses a direct measure of child ability f...

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Main Authors: Akresh, Richard, Bagby, Emilie, de Walque, Damien, Kazianga, Harounan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNT
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
AVERAGE SCORE
BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN
BIRTH ORDER
CHILD EDUCATION
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD LABOR
CHILD SURVIVAL
CHILDREN START SCHOOL
CHILDREN UNDER AGE
CLASS SIZE
COGNITIVE ABILITY
COGNITIVE TESTS
COURT
DESCENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION DECISIONS
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATE
EQUALITY
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY STRUCTURE
FEMALE
FORMAL SCHOOLING
GENDER
GENDER DIFFERENCE
GENDER GAP
GENDERS
GIRLS
HIGHER ENROLLMENT
HOME
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INTELLIGENCE
INTERVENTIONS
LOW ENROLLMENT RATES
MODELING
OLDER CHILDREN
ONLY CHILDREN
PERCEPTION
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY TRAITS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
PSYCHOLOGY
REGISTRATION FEES
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RISKY BEHAVIORS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SEX
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TEACHERS
TEXTBOOKS
WILL
WIVES
WORKING MEMORY
YOUNG CHILD
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNGER CHILDREN
YOUNGER SIBLINGS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100721092322
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3854

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