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The impact of non-personnel school resources on educational outcomes : evidence from South Africa

Pellicer, Miquel; Piraino, Patrizio (2017), The impact of non-personnel school resources on educational outcomes : evidence from South Africa, NOPOOR Policy Brief, 43, p. 6. https://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/18162

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Rapport
Date
2017
Series title
NOPOOR Policy Brief
Series number
43
Pages
6
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Author(s)
Pellicer, Miquel
University College Dublin
Piraino, Patrizio
University of Cape Town
Abstract (EN)
The paper studies the impact of non-personnel funding on school outcomes in South Africa. The results show a small but positive effect of resources on student throughput during the last years of high school, and on the number of students writing the matriculation exam. However, additional resources do not translate into a higher number of successful exams, leading to an overall negative effect on pass rates. It is suggested that these findings may have to do with schools reacting to the per-pupil nature of funding.
Subjects / Keywords
Education; South Africa; Education and Social Protection
JEL
I21 - Analysis of Education
I28 - Government Policy