Institutional quality and human capital development in Africa

Idrissa Ouedraogo (), Henri Ngoa Tabi, Henri Atangana Ondoa and Alex Jiya

Economic Systems, 2022, vol. 46, issue 1

Abstract: This study investigates the role of institutional quality in human capital development using a panel of 49 African countries over the period 1996–2018. The study employs a dynamic model based on a two-step system generalized method of moments. The results show that improving institutional quality promotes access to primary, secondary, and tertiary education overall and for females. In particular, government effectiveness, control of corruption and political stability, and the absence of violence, including terrorism, are the most important dimensions that foster human capital development. The results suggest that fostering these particular institutional quality dimensions is critical to improving human capital development in Africa.

Keywords: Africa; Education; Human capital; Institutional quality; System-GMM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D02 E02 I21 O11 O15 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2021.100937

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