Date of Graduation
5-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Economics
Advisor/Mentor
Gu, Jingping
Committee Member/Reader
Civelli, Andrea
Abstract
This paper attempts to provide a more complete reckoning of the economics of literacy rates around the world. It consists on a literature review about the economic benefits and costs of literacy rates and then it shows two econometrics models that attempt to predict literacy rates based on GDP, government expenditure, and several other independent variables.
Keywords
literacy, literacy rates, international, foreign aid, education, economics
Citation
Arce, M. (2018). Literacy Rates Analysis: An International Comparison. Economics Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/econuht/23
Thesis poster that summarizes all the work in one page.
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Comments
The thesis poster attached summarizes all the work in one page.