Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227997 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/20/019
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
Purpose - The study assesses how inclusive education affects inclusive economic participation through the financial access channel. Design/methodology/approach - The focus is on 42 sub-Saharan African countries with data for the period 2004-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments. Findings - The following findings are established. First, inclusive secondary education moderates financial access to exert a positive net effect on female labour force participation. Second, inclusive "primary and secondary school education" and inclusive tertiary education modulate financial access for a negative net effect on female unemployment. Third, inclusive secondary education and inclusive tertiary education both moderate financial access for an overall positive net effect on female employment. In order to provide more gender macroeconomic management policy options, inclusive education thresholds for complementary policies are provided and discussed. Originality/value - Policy implications are discussed in the light of challenges of economic development in the sub-region and Sustainable Development Goals.
Subjects: 
Africa
Gender
Inclusive development
JEL: 
G20
I10
I32
O40
O55
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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