Tassew Woldehanna|Alemu Mekonnen|N. F. Jones
Education choices in Ethiopia: what determines whether poor households send their children to school?
Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University|Save the Children
paper uses data 2002 survey 1000 rural urban households eightyear old children sampled food insecure communities tigray amhara oromia snnp addis ababa regional statesusing probit regression model investigated external factors associated child enrolment schoolwe found household wealth cognitive social capital adult education ownership land positive impact whether eightyearold children attending schoolhousehold wealth strongest impact followed cognitive social capital perceived levels trust reciprocity maximum level education attained female adults household ownership rental land maximum level education attained male adults householdin contrast child enrolment found negatively associated number household members age 15 years birth order ownership livestock economic shocks distance primary school child labour declining magnitudethe findings general suggest increasing child enrolment primary school commitment sustainable development poverty reduction program sdprp education sector development program esdp necessitate targeted educational policies address regional gender wealth disparities development education programmes adult caregivers well broader intersectoral policy initiatives ensure policy initiatives sectors facilitate rather hinder childrens education particularly credit labour markets infrastructurerelated policies