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Education and Health at the Household Level in Sub-Saharan Africa

Year: 2000

Type: report

Abstract: This paper surveys the microeconomic evidence on the determinants of and returns to education and health in sub-Saharan Africa. A year of education is associated with 3-14% increases wages and productivity. The introduction or removal of user fees can have dramatic effects on take-up of health and education services.

Source: Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University)

Author: Simon Appleton

Language: English

Topic: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, No poverty, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Oxford, University of Bath, Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

OpenAlex ID: W2137554748

Cites: 44

Cited by: 62

Related to: 20