Date of Award
Spring 4-30-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Marketa Wolfe
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of remittances received on the highest level of education completed by the household members in Uganda. The results of our multinomial logistic regression analysis that uses survey data from Uganda in 2010 indicate that, after controlling for other variables, our independent variable—the total amount of remittances received—is only a significant predictor of the three highest level of education categories (Completed secondary education vs Didn’t complete primary education category, Post-secondary diploma vs Didn’t complete primary education category, and Degree and Above Education vs Didn’t complete primary education). This could be due to the fact that households with lower and primary level of education understand the importance of education; therefore, they are more likely to invest in higher education.
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Recommended Citation
Chen, Kaity, "The Effect of Remittances on Educational Outcome in Uganda" (2024). Economics Student Theses and Capstone Projects. 172.
https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/econ_studt_schol/172