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dc.titleHousehold Education Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from Income and Expenditure Surveys
dc.contributor.authorAcerenza, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorGandelman, Néstor
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageNicaragua
dc.coverageParaguay
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.coverageBahamas
dc.coverageUnited States
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coveragePanama
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2017-03-29T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2017-03-28T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper characterizes household spending in education using microdata from income and expenditure surveys for 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries and the United States. Bahamas, Chile and Mexico have the highest household spending in education while Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay have the lowest. Tertiary education is the most important form of spending, and most educational spending is performed for individuals 18-23 years old. More educated and richer household heads spend more in the education of household members. Households with both parents present and those with a female main income provider spend more than their counterparts. Urban households also spend more than rural households. On average, education in Latin America and the Caribbean is a luxury good, while it may be a necessity in the United States. No gender bias is found in primary education, but households invest more in females of secondary age and up than same-age males.
dc.format.extent51
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011785
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Household-Education-Spending-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-Evidence-from-Income-and-Expenditure-Surveys.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHousehold Expenditure
dc.subjectHousehold Income
dc.subjectEducation Expenditure
dc.subjectPrimary and Secondary Education
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectSchool Attendance
dc.subjectGender Bias
dc.subjectEducational Level
dc.subject.jelcodeD12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
dc.subject.jelcodeE21 - Consumption • Saving • Wealth
dc.subject.jelcodeI2 - Education and Research Institutions
dc.subject.keywordsHousehold Income;Household Education Spending;Household Expenditure
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1198
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