Abstract
The expansion of education has been widely adopted as a key element in the development strategies of low-income countries. While there is substantial evidence on the benefits of greater educational attainment for subsequent labor market earnings, empirical evidence on the role played by school quality is scarce. This paper combines household survey
data with unique data on school quality, from Honduras, to study the importance of school
quality as a detem1inant of earnings. Our objective measures of school quaiity capture
teacher training, school infrastrncture and school crowding. The results display strong positive effects of school quality on earnings and on educational returns. These effects p~rsist
across a variety of model specifications.
data with unique data on school quality, from Honduras, to study the importance of school
quality as a detem1inant of earnings. Our objective measures of school quaiity capture
teacher training, school infrastrncture and school crowding. The results display strong positive effects of school quality on earnings and on educational returns. These effects p~rsist
across a variety of model specifications.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Den Haag |
| Publisher | International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) |
| Number of pages | 44 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2001 |
Publication series
| Series | ISS working papers. General series |
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| Number | 338 |
| ISSN | 0921-0210 |
Bibliographical note
JEL Codes: 131, 015Series
- ISS Working Paper-General Series