Abstract
This paper estimates the effects of an additional year in senior high school (SHS) on early labour market outcomes in Ghana. Using data from a nationally representative household survey, we find that an additional year in SHS increases the likelihood of being employed and being employed in the formal sector but has no effect on the likelihood of being in paid employment. Additionally, we find that the effects are concentrated in female samples. Although the results constitute an important contribution to the debate on duration of SHS in Ghana, we caution that policy interventions should be based on more extensive evidence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-631 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of International Development |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ghana
- labour market
- natural experiment
- senior high school