The colonial struggle over polygamy: Consequences for educational expansion in sub-Saharan Africa

Primary school completion and literacy rates will be negatively correlated with distance to missions.

Also significant with local and individual controls.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Logit regression	Supported	p<0.001	primary school: -0.57; literacy: -0.53	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Distance to Missions	Independent	Location, Missions
Primary School Completion	Dependent	Elementary Education
Literacy Rate	Dependent	Transmission Of Skills, Elementary Education

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Becker, Bastian	2021	Differences in primary school completion and literacy rates between polygamous and non-polygamous societies will disappear with greater distance from missions.	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Becker, Bastian	2021	Presence of polygamy will be negatively correlated with primary school completion and literacy rates in the immediate proximity of missions.	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Becker, Bastian	2021	Presence of a mission in a society will be positively correlated with primary school completion and literacy rates.	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Becker, Bastian	2021	Presence of a mission in a polygamous society will be negatively correlated with primary school completion and literacy rates.	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Minkov, Michael	2021	Cultures within African nations with high rates of development will be more closely aligned ideologically with other cultures within that nation.	Supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author