The impact of tuition-free policies on schooling and child labour incidence in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorBonsu, Ophelia
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorRockerbie, Duane
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-06T17:37:05Z
dc.date.available2021-05-06T17:37:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractGlobally, most countries drew closer to the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal 2 (i.e., achieve universal primary education by 2015). The approach most Sub-Saharan African countries used was to abolish tuitions at the primary school level. Various literature has shown a significant negative correlation between schooling and child labour. Therefore, this study sought to find out if the tuition-free basic education policy in Ghana served to promote schooling and discourage child labour. GLSS 3 and GLSS 4 are the datasets used. The bivariate probit model, the likelihood ratio test and the difference-in-difference estimation method are the techniques used. After the tuition-free policy, the probability that the child would only go to school decreased, the probability that they would only work increased, but the probability that they would do both increased. Hence, some children work and do not go to school in Ghana for reasons unrelated to tuition-cost.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5873
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectEconomics [0501]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectLabor economics [0510]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectElementary education [0524]en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Economicsen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.subjectChild labor -- Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectEducation -- Costsen_US
dc.subjectEducation -- Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectEducation, Elementary -- Ghana -- Costsen_US
dc.subjectEducation, Primary -- Ghana -- Costsen_US
dc.subjectTuition -- Ghanaen_US
dc.titleThe impact of tuition-free policies on schooling and child labour incidence in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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