Does abolishing fees reduce school quality? Evidence from Kenya
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2010-12-30Author
Bold, Tessa
Kimenyi, Mwangi
Mwabu, Germano
Sandefur, Justin
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In2003Kenyaabolisheduserfeesinallgovernmentprimaryschools.
We find that this Free Primary Education (FPE) policy resulted in
a decline in public school quality and increased demand for private
schooling. However,the former did not reflect a decline in value added
by public schools - as anticipated if fees contribute to local accountability
- but rather the selection of weaker pupils into free education.
In contrast, affluent children who exited to the private sector in response
to FPE benefited from a strong, causal effect on their exam
Citation
Bold, T., Kimenyi, M., Mwabu, G., & Sandefur, J. (2010). Does abolishing fees reduce school quality? Evidence from Kenya. Centre for the Study of African Economics (CSAE) Working Paper WPS/2011-04.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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