Human Capital Consequences of Expanding the Supply of Higher Education Institutions in a Developing Country

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dc.contributor.authorKatzkowicz, Noemí
dc.contributor.authorLavy, Victor
dc.contributor.authorQuerejeta, Martina
dc.contributor.authorRosá, Tatiana
dc.coverage.spatialAmérica Latina y el Caribees_ES
dc.coverage.spatialUruguayes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-17T14:36:29Z
dc.date.available2021-12-17T14:36:29Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-17
dc.description.tableofcontentsLimited post-secondary infrastructure partly explains low higher education attainment in developing countries. This paper estimates the effects of a program that expanded university access by constructing new campuses across Uruguay. Exploiting temporal and geographic variation in the rollout, we combine a dynamic two-way fixed-effects design with comprehensive administrative records. Reducing the distance to the nearest campus increased university enrollment by 34 percent relative to baseline, with especially large gains among less-privileged, first-generation students. Effects extended up to 30 kilometers and were concentrated among students from less-educated families, reducing spatial inequality. The expansion also increased secondary-school enrollment and completion, an important result given that low secondary completion remains a major barrier to higher education, while leaving tertiary completion rates unchanged. A cost-effectiveness analysis indicates substantial private and social returns, at costs comparable to a scholarship program. Overall, place-based university expansion can cost-effectively reduce spatial inequality and promote intergenerational mobility in developing countries.es_ES
dc.identifier.citationKatzkowicz, N., Levy, V., Querejeta, M., & Rosá, T. (2021, December 17). Human Capital Consequences of Expanding the Supply of Higher Education Institutions in a Developing Country. Caracas: CAF. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1852en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1852
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.publisherCAFes_ES
dc.publisher.cityCaracases_ES
dc.subjectDesarrolloes_ES
dc.subjectEducaciónes_ES
dc.subjectInvestigación socioeconómicaes_ES
dc.subjectJóveneses_ES
dc.subjectPolíticas públicases_ES
dc.subjectSector académicoes_ES
dc.titleHuman Capital Consequences of Expanding the Supply of Higher Education Institutions in a Developing Countryes_ES
dc.typeworkingPaperes_ES

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