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In parts of the world, bride price encourages parents to educate daughters

  • Written by Natalie Bau, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Toronto
imageCultural norms play an important role in determining whether girls will be send to schools.Global Partnership for Education - GPE , CC BY-NC-ND

Education is one of the engines of economic growth and development. More education leads to higher incomes. For individuals living in low-income countries, an additional year of education increases wages by...

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