Essays about: "SACMEQ"

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  1. 1. The Impact of HIV Prevalence on Schooling Achievement in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the SACMEQ Assessments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Johansson; [2016]
    Keywords : SACMEQ; DHS; HIV Prevalence; Schooling Achievement; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the impact of HIV prevalence on schooling achievement. By associating data of schooling test results, for seven countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with regional measures of HIV prevalence for 70 different regions, I find evidence that a general increase in HIV prevalence of about 1%, lowers general test score results of about 1% of a standard deviation from the mean. READ MORE