Free-education in Sri Lanka. Does it eliminate the family effect?

Athula Ranasinghe, Joop Hartog*

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Abstract

Using the human capital theory we modelled and estimated the school enrolment and the length of schooling decisions of Sri Lankans. Our results show a very clear positive association between family background and the education decision. Children of affluent families seem to derive more benefits from the free education policy. In particular, mother's education and parents' income have a strong effect on the education decision.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)623-633
Number of pages11
JournalEconomics of Education Review
Volume21
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Demand for schooling
  • Student financial aid

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