Impact evaluation of education on poverty in Costa Rica (An analysis for secondary and postsecondary education)
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Estat: | Versión publicada |
| Data de publicació: | 2015 |
| Descripció: | This research evaluates the impact of education on poverty in Costa Rica. Specifically, the impact on the probability of being poor of a person that finishes secondary education (highest educational level attained). Furthermore , the impact for a person which has at least this level of education (possibility of post- secondary studies). Using Propensity Score Matching methodology and the survey Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2013, results show positive impact of education in reducing poverty. When an average person completes the full secondary education reduces the probability of being in poverty by 5.7 percentage points, representing a decrease in poverty rates of those who have completed secondary in 21.1%. Meanwhile, with the possibility of post-secondary studies, the probability is reduced by 8.4 percentage points. Amount equivalent to a 36.8% decline in poverty rate of individuals who have at least completed secondary education. |
| Pais: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/22608 |
| Accés en línia: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/economicas/article/view/22608 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Paraula clau: | ENSEÑANZA SECUNDARIA ENSEÑANZA SUPERIOR MERCADO DE TRABAJO INGRESOS PRODUCTIVIDAD SALARIO DESEMPLEO DESIGUALDAD SOCIAL TASA DE MATRICULACIÓN ESCOLARIDAD SECONDARY EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION LABOUR MARKET INCOME PRODUCTIVITY WAGES UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN CAPITAL SOCIAL INEQUALITY ENROLMENT RATIO |