Equity is at the heart of the new global development agenda, with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) prioritizing a fair, inclusive world, where futures are not determined by one's wealth, ethnicity, sex, or other socioeconomic factors. This policy brief summarizes EPDC research findings produced under UNICEF's Learning for Peace program. The relationship between education inequalities and violent conflict finds strong empirical support, particularly in the years after 2000.
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EPDC Research
Education Inequality and Violent Conflict: Evidence and Policy Considerations
The Economic Costs of Educational Inequality in Developing Countries
Type: Research
Year of Publishing: 2016
Keywords: Inequality, economic costs, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition
The Economic Costs of Educational Inequality in Developing Countries
Type: Research
Year of Publishing: 2016
Keywords: Inequality, economic costs, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition
The Economic Costs of Educational Inequality in Developing Countries
Type: Research
Year of Publishing: 2016
Keywords: Inequality, economic costs, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition
The Effects of Armed Conflict on Educational Attainment and Inequality
We use the variation in the timing of conflict between countries using a difference-in-differences matching strategy to identify the impacts of armed conflict on years of schooling and educational inequality. We draw upon data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and the Ethnic Power Relations databases, which enable us to distinguish between ethnic and non-ethnic conflicts. Further, we are able to identify the effect of conflict onset as well as the incidence of conflict in years following onset.
The Effects of Armed Conflict on Educational Attainment and Inequality
We use the variation in the timing of conflict between countries using a difference-in-differences matching strategy to identify the impacts of armed conflict on years of schooling and educational inequality. We draw upon data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and the Ethnic Power Relations databases, which enable us to distinguish between ethnic and non-ethnic conflicts. Further, we are able to identify the effect of conflict onset as well as the incidence of conflict in years following onset.
The Effects of Armed Conflict on Educational Attainment and Inequality
We use the variation in the timing of conflict between countries using a difference-in-differences matching strategy to identify the impacts of armed conflict on years of schooling and educational inequality. We draw upon data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and the Ethnic Power Relations databases, which enable us to distinguish between ethnic and non-ethnic conflicts. Further, we are able to identify the effect of conflict onset as well as the incidence of conflict in years following onset.
Universal, but not Free: Household Schooling Costs and Equity Effects of Uganda's Universal Secondary Education Policy
EPDC recently conducted an analysis of Uganda's Universal Secondary Education (USE) policy, and findings were published in the International Journal of Educational Development. From the abstract: "A general consensus regarding universal schooling policies is that they have boosted enrollments while ignoring the quality of learning, although there is burgeoning research interest in the extent to which such policies have contributed to more equitable educational delivery.
Universal, but not Free: Household Schooling Costs and Equity Effects of Uganda's Universal Secondary Education Policy
EPDC recently conducted an analysis of Uganda's Universal Secondary Education (USE) policy, and findings were published in the International Journal of Educational Development. From the abstract: "A general consensus regarding universal schooling policies is that they have boosted enrollments while ignoring the quality of learning, although there is burgeoning research interest in the extent to which such policies have contributed to more equitable educational delivery.
Making Waves: The Rising Demand for Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Greater participation in secondary education supports the advancement of human capital linked to economic growth, democracy-building, improved health, greater equity across society, and the development of a capable and competitive workforce. However, many youth never reach secondary school in Sub-Saharan Africa, which limits their life opportunities as well as national development trajectories more broadly. This brief quantifies what we can expect in terms of demand for secondary education in the coming decade, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and on lower secondary education.
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