Landownership Inequality and Inequality in Education Attainment in Kenya
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2022-03
Authors
Gathiaka, John Kamau
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Abstract
Unequal asset ownership accompanies other socioeconomic inequalities so
that the disparity in physical possessions, particularly land, is worth a rigorous
analysis. The case in point is the inverse relationship that has been reported
across countries between unequal landownership and education attainment.
In Kenya, inequalities in landownership vary across and within counties,
households included. Using data from the Kenya Integrated Household Budget
Survey and the Kenya Population and Housing Census, the study applies a
fractional IV probit regression model to examine the relationship between