Adopting Local Languages as Official Languages: Effect on Women and Rural Individuals’ Labor Force in Burkina Faso
This study investigates the impact of the use of the main local languages in Burkina Faso (Moore, Dioula, Fulfulde) on labor force participation. Using Ethnologue language data, I compute the relative language distance reduction index, after which I use a probit/logit model and instrumental variable...
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| Language: | English |
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Korea Development Institute
2020-05-01
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| Series: | KDI Journal of Economic Policy |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2020.42.2.31 |