When do textbooks matter for achievement? Evidence from African primary schools

Maria Kuecken (1) , Marie-Anne Valfort (1)

1 CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne

Using a within-student analysis, we find no average impact of textbook access (ownership or sharing) on primary school achievement. Instead, it is only for students with high socioeconomic status that one form of textbook access - sharing - has a positive impact.

Mots clés: Textbooks; Educational quality; Sub-Saharan Africa; SACMEQ

Domaines: Economies et finances

Maria Kuecken, Marie-Anne Valfort. When do textbooks matter for achievement? Evidence from African primary schools. Economics Letters, 2013, 119 (3), pp.311-315. ⟨10.1016/j.econlet.2013.03.012⟩. ⟨halshs-00828418⟩