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The impact of population change on household investment in education in Thailand

Posted on:1996-02-12Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:Kuandachakupt, SupriyaFull Text:PDF
GTID:1467390014987100Subject:Economics
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The objective of this study is to assess the impact of demographic change on household investment in education in Thailand. Household investment in education in this study is measured by school enrollment and household education expenditure. The data are the 1988 Socio-Economic Survey of Thailand.; School enrollment is an individual decision. However, in Thailand children's education is parents' sole responsibility, school enrollment decision is thus affected by both individual and household characteristics. It is found that children in 0-6 age group depress the probability of school enrollment and the impact is increasing with the educational level. There is a trade off between the probability of school enrollment and an additional child. At the national level, the impact is moderate because of the declining birth rate. School enrollment in rural areas is lower than in urban areas. The factors that can increase school enrollment are father's educational attainment, the presence of household members in 25-59 age group and the household socio-economic class. However, when the effects of per capita disposable income, father's educational attainment and household socio-economic class are considered together, education may increase rural poverty and income disparity between urban and rural areas.; The budget allocated to education is household decision. The study examines two conditions: exogenous fertility and endogenous fertility. When household composition is exogenously given, results show that children in 0-6 age group depress household budget devoted to education. The marginal cost analysis as a percent of total expenditure indicates that parents who have more children fail to maintain education expenditure per child. Income elasticity also declines with increasing incomes. Father's education and household socio-economic class have positive effects on household educational share.; Results from the endogenous fertility model suggest that there is an interaction between number of children and household education expenditure, but there is not enough evidence to support the trade off between child quantity and child quality.
Keywords/Search Tags:Household, Education, Impact, Thailand, School enrollment, Child
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