productivity parameter, class size is a component of school quality, households are heterogeneous in income and hence willingness … to pay for school quality, and schools are subject to a class-size cap. The model offers an explanation for two distinct … approach in settings in which parents have substantial school choice and schools are free to set prices and influence their …

This paper measured the extent to which households in Madagascar adjust children’s school attendance in order to cope … years of recall data on school attendance and household shocks. We found that the probability of a child dropping out of … school increased significantly when the household experienced an illness, death or asset shock. We proposed a test to …