RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Impact of Secondary Schooling in Kenya
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 157
OP 188
DO 10.3368/jhr.53.1.0915-7407R
VO 53
IS 1
A1 Owen Ozier
YR 2018
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/53/1/157.abstract
AB I estimate the impacts of secondary school on human capital, occupational choice, and fertility for young adults in Kenya. Probability of admission to government secondary school rises sharply at a score close to the national mean on a standardized eighth grade examination, permitting me to estimate causal effects of schooling in a regression discontinuity framework. I combine administrative test score data with a survey of young adults to estimate these impacts. My results show that secondary schooling increases human capital. For men, I find a drop in low-skill self-employment; for women, I find a reduction in teen pregnancy.