Family decision-making for educational expenditure: new evidence from survey data for Nigeria

Glenn Jenkins (), Hope Amala Anyabolu and Pejman Bahramian

Applied Economics, 2019, vol. 51, issue 52, 5663-5673

Abstract: This study examines the determinants of educational expenditures by households in Nigeria. Data from the Nigerian General Household Survey, Panel 2012/2013, Wave 2 was used and a double-hurdle model was employed for the analysis. The results suggest household income, the age, education, gender of the household heads and urban versus rural residence have a significant impact on the decision to spend on education. Such expenditures are income elastic overall, but are very different in magnitude for low income compared to higher income families. It is found that the income elasticity of education expenditures are approximately four times greater for households in the bottom two-thirds of the income distribution than for those on the top one-third of the income distribution.

Date: 2019
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