Educational Choices and Educational Constraints: Evidence from Bolivia

34 Pages Posted: 30 Jan 2006

Date Written: March 2000

Abstract

Recent efforts at poverty alleviation emphasize increasing government spending on education. However, even if spending were perfectly targeted, it is not evident that spending by itself will lead to higher educational attainment. Bolivian household data is used in this paper to ascertain the probability of an individual quitting school due to financial or other reasons. Simulations show that government cash transfers can help to improve educational attainment somewhat. However, nonmonetary limitations must also be addressed if educational attainment is to improve significantly, in particular, for indigenous women who have the lowest levels of education in the country.

Keywords: Education, cash transfers, education spending, hazard model, Bolivia

JEL Classification: I20, H52

Suggested Citation

Inchauste Comboni, Maria Gabriela, Educational Choices and Educational Constraints: Evidence from Bolivia (March 2000). IMF Working Paper No. 00/42, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=879425

Maria Gabriela Inchauste Comboni (Contact Author)

World Bank ( email )

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Washington, DC 20433
United States

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