What is it about?
Using data collected by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), in this study we have characterized the households that purchase private tuition services for cash. We have demonstrated that relatively economically affluent households and urban households in particular and more likely to purchase private tuition services. Basically, we have hinted that there exists a gap in the access to quality education and relatively rich households can fill in the gap, while the poorer cannot.
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Why is it important?
Access to quality education for all by 2030 is one of the most important goals of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. We have demonstrated that in developing countries this goal may not achieve due to the strong presence of the shadow education system in which economically affluent households can purchase extra education for their children.
Perspectives
This is an interesting article, in which we applied the double-hurdle model estimation approach. However, I am certain someone can enjoy reading this article without expert knowledge on econometrics.
Dr Khondoker A. Mottaleb
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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This page is a summary of: Patterns and determinants of private tutoring: The case of Bangladesh households, International Journal of Educational Development, March 2018, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.10.004.
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