Impact of the Model Schools Literacy Project on Literacy and Fiscal Outcomes in First Nations in Canada

Simon Lapointe

No 2021-01, CSLS Research Reports from Centre for the Study of Living Standards

Abstract: This report evaluates the fiscal and literacy outcomes of the Model Schools Literacy Project (MSLP) for First Nations on reserve in Canada. It first reviews the literature on the impact of literacy on socio-economic outcomes including labour market performance, health, crime, and social engagement. It then quantifies the economic benefits of improved literacy for First Nations on reserve by estimating cost savings and additional revenues across several categories: diabetes, incarceration, welfare payments, employment insurance, additional tax revenues, costs of substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, and adult and special education costs. The cost-benefit analysis finds that investment in the MSLP generates substantial returns.

Keywords: first nations; canada; schools; literacy; education; indigenous; model school; Martin Family Initiative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 I31 I38 J15 J18 J24 J6 K37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-01
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