Choice of the type of school and outcomes for youth in the labour market in Togo

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Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyse the impact of the choice of a type of school by parents on the wage of young individuals in the labour market in Togo. To do this, the multinomial endogenous switching model has been specified and estimated. The empirical analysis is based on the Harmonized Survey on Household Living Conditions (EHCVM, 2018) conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies in Togo (INSEED-Togo) on 16,821 young people aged between 15 and 35 years. The results reveal that the variables relating to the distances which separate the schools from the homes of the young individual's parents (distance to public school and distance to private school), male gender, age, level of secondary and higher education, and the Maritime and Kara regions of residence; and socio professional category (employed father, employed mother) are the main determinants of parents' choice to enrol their children in a type of school.

This research is part of the Capacity for Economic Research and Policy making in Africa (CERPA) programme.

Citation

Koudjom E, Ngoko HE, Mazignada SL and Mafang L. 'Choice of the type of school and outcomes for youth in the labour market in Togo' 2024

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Choice of the type of school and outcomes for youth in the labour market in Togo

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