Sebastian Fehrler|Katharina Michaelowa|Annika Wechtler
The Effectiveness of Inputs in Primary Education: Insights from Recent Student Surveys for Sub-Saharan Africa
University of Zurich|University of Zurich|Hamburg Institute of International Economics|Hamburg Institute of International Economics
abstract sacmeq pasec two large data bases available student achievement socioeconomic background school teacher characteristics anglophone francophone subsaharan africa joint analysis pasec sacmeq common education production function framework allows us estimate impact educational inputs student achievement 21 subsaharan african countries compare results earlier empirical studies education systems africa world regions analysis focus school equipment teacher quality class organisation issue teacher student incentives cannot adequately addressed given data results based traditional retrospective analysis student achievement pasec sacmeq countries contrast nothing works result industrialized countries studies find robust positive correlations achievement test scores possession textbooks negative correlations teaching shifts striking result weak even absent correlation achievement test scores teacher education professional training however differences francophone anglophone education systems observed context differences sampling methodology duly taken account acknowledgements authors wish thank jean bourdon thoughtful comments invaluable help providing access relevant literature well data preparation discussion moreover grateful alain patrick nkengne nkengne jeanmarc bernard adriaan verspor marta encinasmartin useful suggestions mioko saito support interpretation sacmeq variables notes online appendix available article accessed via online version journal available wwwinformaworldcomfjds 1 detailed discussion education production functions see glewwe kremer citation2006 2 details regarding differences sampling discussed appendix 3 robustness checks reported results available articles online appendix 4 even impact educational attainment student achievement found policy increase teacher education would considered care costs terms salaries sharply increase completion upper secondary final examination burkina faso 1999 example teachers baccalaurat earned 28 per cent colleagues without baccalaurat averaged income groups different final marks tenure absolute numbers difference incomes averaged income groups 380 euros per year ministre de lconomie et de finance bf 1999 5 see example bernard et al citation2005 effects grade repetition africa