Education, Civic Engagement, and Political Participation
Evidence from School Construction in Malian Villages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4362216 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pierre André (0000-0003-0737-2993, Théorie Économique, Modélisation et Applications), Paul Maarek (0000-0001-6593-4179, Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 241-281 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Development and Cultural Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0079 • E-ISSN: 1539-2988 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/719622 |
| OpenAlex | W4226165150 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
We estimate whether opening of new schools increases educational attainment and affects civic engagement, political participation, and political selection in Malian villages. We compare the differences in educational attainment between individuals below and above the age of 9 as of school opening date by using a donut regression discontinuity design. Opening of schools drastically increases school enrollment. Using this exogenous variation in school enrollment as an instrument, we show that education increases participation in village associations, involvement in local political life, and the number of elected politicians from a village. Most of the effect of education is concentrated among individuals belonging to well-established families. This suggests a redistribution of roles to the dominant group of a village
Civic engagement · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Political science · Politics · Redistribution (election) · Regression discontinuity design · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |