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

Economic History of Developing Regions • Vol/Iss. N/A • Informa UK • London • Published In • Pages: 1-23 •
By Becker, Bastian

Hypothesis

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

Note

Also significant with local and individual controls

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Logit regressionSupportedp<0.001primary school: -0.41; literacy: -0.29UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Polygamy IndependentPolygamy
Primary School CompletionDependentElementary Education
Literacy RateIndependentTransmission Of Skills, Elementary Education
Mission PresenceIndependentMissions