@article{898e30d8c8e640c09547b9c5685780b5,
title = "Informal fee charge and school choice under a free primary education policy: Panel data evidence from rural Uganda",
abstract = "Although Uganda became a pioneer in sub-Saharan Africa by introducing a fee abolition policy to achieve universal primary education, charging fees has become increasingly common. This study assesses the effect of informal fee charges in public schools on primary school attendance and choice in rural Uganda, finding that there is a strong negative effect of high fees on public school attendance of children from poor households. The study also finds a limited role of private schools absorbing the children from poor households who left public school due to high fee charges.",
keywords = "Educational policy, Fees, Primary education, School choice, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda",
author = "Katsuki Sakaue",
note = "Funding Information: I would like to show my gratitude to Professor Keiichi Ogawa for his guidance and enthusiastic encouragement for this work. I also would like to thank Professor Motoki Takahashi, Associate Professor Yasuharu Shimamura, and Professor Nobuhide Sawamura for providing valuable advice and technical help during the course of this research. This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship DC1 , JSPS Research Fellowship PD , as well as JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP17J01887 . Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2018",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.02.008",
language = "English",
volume = "62",
pages = "112--127",
journal = "International Journal of Educational Development",
issn = "0738-0593",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}
