Does demand or supply constrain investments in education? Evidence from garment sector jobs in Bangladesh (English)

This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study; entitled Does demand or supply constrain investments in education? Evidence from garment sector jobs in Bangladesh, conducted in the year 1991, in Bangladesh. The study observed that statistically and quantitatively significant increases in the enrollment of 5-10 year old girls. In contrast a roughly simultaneous supply-side intervention (a female schooling subsidy)-also evaluated...

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Heath,Rachel;

Mobarak,Ahmed Mushfiq;
Document Date
2013/08/14
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
81292
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2013/09/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Does demand or supply constrain investments in education? Evidence from garment sector jobs in Bangladesh
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Heath,Rachel; Mobarak,Ahmed Mushfiq.

Does demand or supply constrain investments in education? Evidence from garment sector jobs in Bangladesh (English). enGender Impact : the World Bank's Gender Impact Evaluation Database Washington DC : World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/928411468203348002

Does demand or supply constrain investments in education? Evidence from garment sector jobs in Bangladesh (English)

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