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ERIC Number: ED604415
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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The Long-Term Impacts of Girl-Friendly Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso. NBER Working Paper No. 25994
Ingwersen, Nicholas; Kazianga, Harounan; Linden, Leigh L.; Mamun, Arif; Protik, Ali; Sloan, Matthew
National Bureau of Economic Research
We evaluate the long-term effects of a "girl-friendly" primary school program in Burkina Faso, using a regression discontinuity design. Ten years later, primary school-age children in villages selected for the program attend school more often and score significantly higher on standardized tests. We also find long-term effects on academic and social outcomes for children exposed earlier in the program. Secondary-school-age youths and young adults (those old enough to have finished secondary school) complete primary and secondary school at higher rates and perform significantly better on standardized tests. Women old enough to have completed secondary school delay both marriage and childbearing.
National Bureau of Economic Research. 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398. Tel: 617-588-0343; Web site: http://www.nber.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Millennium Challenge Corporation; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research
Identifiers - Location: Burkina Faso
Grant or Contract Numbers: P2CHD042849