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Parental Education and Children's Schooling Outcomes: Evidence from Recomposed Families in Rwanda

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dc.contributor.authorde Walque, Damien
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:33:37Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:33:37Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractIn this article, I investigate how educational outcomes of orphans are affected by the education of the family members in their new family. The study uses household survey data from Rwanda that contain a large proportion of children living in households without their biological parents. The data also allow controlling for the educational attainment of the absent biological parents and the type of relationship that links the children to their adoptive families. The results of the analysis suggest that the education of the adoptive parents has a positive impact on the children's schooling. Interestingly, mothers' education matters more for girls, while fathers' education is more important for boys. The results also indicate that placing orphans with their relatives has a positive impact on their schooling. This finding has obvious policy implications for African countries with a large proportion of orphans due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic or to conflicts.en
dc.identifier.citationEconomic Development and Cultural Change
dc.identifier.issn00130079
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5599
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectAnalysis of Education I210
dc.subjectMarriage
dc.subjectMarital Dissolution
dc.subjectFamily Structure
dc.subjectDomestic Abuse J120
dc.subjectFertility
dc.subjectFamily Planning
dc.subjectChild Care
dc.subjectINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
dc.subjectYouth J130
dc.subjectMicroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.titleParental Education and Children's Schooling Outcomes: Evidence from Recomposed Families in Rwandaen
dc.title.alternativeEconomic Development and Cultural Changeen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.journal.nbpages723-746
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryRwanda
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okr.volume57
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