TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic gaps in child education outcomes in Vietnam: an investigation using Young Lives data
AU - Nguyen, Hieu
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - There are large gaps in child education outcomes between the Kinh majority and non-Kinh minorities in Vietnam. This paper seeks to understand the reasons for these ethnic gaps. The examination employs Probit and multilevel regression models, and associated decomposition techniques. The results show that Vietnam’s ethnic gap in school enrolment is mostly attributable to household characteristics such as household expenditure and father’s education. Gaps in schooling progress and performance are explained by a broader set of variables such as child, household, commune, school, and peer characteristics.
AB - There are large gaps in child education outcomes between the Kinh majority and non-Kinh minorities in Vietnam. This paper seeks to understand the reasons for these ethnic gaps. The examination employs Probit and multilevel regression models, and associated decomposition techniques. The results show that Vietnam’s ethnic gap in school enrolment is mostly attributable to household characteristics such as household expenditure and father’s education. Gaps in schooling progress and performance are explained by a broader set of variables such as child, household, commune, school, and peer characteristics.
U2 - 10.1080/09645292.2018.1444147
DO - 10.1080/09645292.2018.1444147
M3 - Article
SN - 0964-5292
VL - 27
SP - 93
EP - 111
JO - Education Economics
JF - Education Economics
IS - 1
ER -