Does demand or supply constrain investments in education? Evidence from garment sector jobs in Bangladesh

Abstract

This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study; entitled Does demand or supply constrain investments in education? Evidence from garment sector jobs in Bangladesh, conducted in the year 1991, in Bangladesh. The study observed that statistically and quantitatively significant increases in the enrollment of 5-10 year old girls. In contrast a roughly simultaneous supply-side intervention (a female schooling subsidy)-also evaluated through another triple difference- does not have as significant an effect on enrollment. Research on education policy has had a stronger focus on improving the quantity and quality of educational inputs, but in this context, demand plays a key role in enrollment decisions. The arrival of garment jobs increases schooling for younger girls only. A 10 percent increase in garment jobs leads to a 1.4 percent increase in the probability that a 5 year old is in school. This is zero average effect for older girls. Additionally, the female stipend program had negligible effects on female school enrollment.

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