relationship between the school enrollment of 6 to 14 year olds and the distance to primary and secondary schools in 21 rural areas … yields only small increases in average school participation, and only small reductions in within-country inequality. The data … endogenous school placement. Data can be geographically matched over time in three of the study countries and under some …

causal, one might expect that programs that increase school enrollment and attainment would also improve test scores. However …, if there is self-selection into school based on expected gains, marginal children brought into school by such programs … show that a program that provides scholarships to poor students had a large effect on school enrollment and attendance …

causal, one might expect that programs that increase school enrollment and attainment would also improve test scores. However …, if there is self-selection into school based on expected gains, marginal children brought into school by such programs … show that a program that provides scholarships to poor students had a large effect on school enrollment and attendance …

relationship between the school enrollment of 6 to 14 year olds and the distance to primary and secondary schools in 21 rural areas … yields only small increases in average school participation, and only small reductions in within-country inequality. The data … endogenous school placement. Data can be geographically matched over time in three of the study countries and under some …