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Hartog, J. and Ranasinghe, A. (2002). Free education in Sri Lanka. Does it eliminate the family effect? Economics of Education Review, 21(6):623--633.

  • Affiliated author
    Joop Hartog
  • Publication year
    2002
  • Journal
    Economics of Education Review
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Using the human capital theory we modelled and estimated the school enrolment and the length of schooling decisions of Sri Lankans. Our results show a very clear positive association between family background and the education decision. Children of affluent families seem to derive more benefits from the free education policy. In particular, mother{\textquoteright}s education and parents{\textquoteright} income have a strong effect on the education decision.