Effects of School Attendance on Child Labour and Literacy: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Ghana. |

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Ghana

Policy Area

Policy

Authors

Opoku, Kwadwo, and Emmanuel Adu Boahen.

Year

2021

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Form of exploitation

Child Labour

Affected group

Households

Location

National

Result on Child labour

The scholarship did not impact child labour.

Other results

Children who were exposed to the capitation grant spent more hours in school and were more likely to enrol in primary school. School attendance was found to increase the likelihood to read and write a standardised test in English. The improvement in children’s school attendance was found to enhance the likelihood of performing a written calculation.

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