The role of inclusive education in governance for inclusive economic participation: gender evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Simplice Asongu and Nicholas Odhiambo

No 21/009, Working Papers of The Association for Promoting Women in Research and Development in Africa (ASPROWORDA). from The Association for Promoting Women in Research and Development in Africa (ASPROWORDA)

Abstract: This study investigates the relevance of inclusive education in moderating the effect of good governance on female economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. First, inclusive tertiary education modulates: (i) government effectiveness to induce a positive net effect on female labour force participation; (ii) political stability and corruption-control to induce negative net effects on female unemployment; (iii) government effectiveness for a positive net effect on female unemployment and (iv) regulation quality and the rule of law for positive net impacts on female employment. Second, inclusive secondary education moderates: (i) corruption-control for a positive net effect on female labour force participation; (ii) “voice and accountability†, government effectiveness and corruption-control for negative net impacts on female unemployment; (iii) the rule of law for a positive net effect on female unemployment; (iv) “voice and accountability†, government effectiveness and corruption-control for positive net effects on female employment. Policy implications are discussed. Inclusive education thresholds for complementary policy policies are also computed and discussed. At these thresholds, inclusive education becomes a necessary but not a sufficient condition to complement governance in order to promote female economic inclusion.

Keywords: Africa; Gender; Inclusive development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G20 I10 I32 O40 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 2021-01
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Working Paper: The role of inclusive education in governance for inclusive economic participation: gender evidence from sub-Saharan Africa (2021)
Working Paper: The role of inclusive education in governance for inclusive economic participation: gender evidence from sub-Saharan Africa (2021)
Working Paper: The role of inclusive education in governance for inclusive economic participation: gender evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (2021)
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