Schooling in Developing Countries: Which Countries Are the Over- and Underachievers and What Is the Schooling Impact?.

Behrman, Jere R.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Schooling in Developing Countries: Which Countries Are the Over- and Underachievers and What Is the Schooling Impact?

Behrman, Jere R.

Economics of Education Review, v6 n2 p111-27 1987

Surveys issues related to recent and prospective schooling investment in developing countries, including educational levels, changes, and demands between 1960-81, and identifies under- and over-achieving countries. Standard estimates overstate schooling impacts by not controlling for school quality, childhood family background, and geographical differences. Includes three tables, 16 references, and two appendices. (MLH)

Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Educational Attainment, Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions, Overachievement, Underachievement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Collected Works - Proceedings

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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