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

Presence of a mission in a society will be positively correlated with primary school completion and literacy rates.

Also significant with local and individual controls

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Logit regression	Supported	p<0.001	primary school: 0.73; literacy: 0.65	`UNKNOWN`

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

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
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
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	Primary school completion and literacy rates will be negatively correlated with distance to missions.	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
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
Pryor, Frederic L.	1977	The presence of reciprocal exchange in a society is more probable if the primary mode of subsistence is hunting, fishing, or agriculture (215).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author