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WHAT DETERMINES RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CHOICE? THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM RURAL BANGLADESH
Author(s) -
Asadullah M. Niaz,
Chakrabarti Rupa,
Chaudhury Nazmul
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bulletin of economic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-8586
pISSN - 0307-3378
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8586.2012.00476.x
Subject(s) - islam , locality , contrast (vision) , quality (philosophy) , school choice , economics , demographic economics , selection (genetic algorithm) , sociology , geography , economic growth , socioeconomics , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , market economy , epistemology
This paper looks at the determinants of school selection in rural Bangladesh, focusing on the choice between registered Islamic and non‐religious schools. Using a unique dataset on secondary school‐age children from rural Bangladesh, we find that madrasah enrolment falls as household income increases. At the same time, more religious households, and those that live further away from a non‐religious school are more likely to send their children to madrasahs. However, in contrast to the theory, we find that Islamic school demand does not respond to the average quality of schools in the locality.