The influence of price on school enrollment under Uganda's policy of free primary education |
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| Authors: | Jane Arnold Lincove |
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| Institution: | University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs, 3.240 Sid Richardson Hall, 2315 Red River, Austin, TX 78713, United States |
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| Abstract: | This study uses household survey data to estimate determinants of schooling in Uganda, with a model that includes the price of school. Uganda's universal education policy offered free tuition, fees, and supplies to up to four children per family, including two daughters. The empirical method includes an estimation of a child-specific price of schooling. Despite widespread subsidies, the cost of primary school remained an obstacle under this policy, but the effects of price were similar for boys and girls. Regressions by wealth quintile estimate nonlinear effects of wealth and price, suggesting that there are opportunities to expand education through targeted cash transfer and subsidy policies. |
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| Keywords: | I21 I28 O15 |
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