Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/82699 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2007:2
Publisher: 
Uppsala University, Department of Economics, Uppsala
Abstract: 
This paper provides evidence on the long run relationship between European settlers presence and education levels in Algeria. To correct for endogenous sorting of settlers (and natives) into regions I rely on the fact that proximity to the Mediteranean coast determined the timing of conquest and therefore settlementsÂ’ size. The main finding indicates that the colonial policy of discrimination explains <p> a large fraction of the disparities in literacy across regions through 1998.However this effect declines significantly over time. I point out three factors that may explain this declining effect: (1) the massive funds allocated to the <p> education sector post-war; (2) the role of the market via migration; (3) social interaction effects whereby natives progressively adopted education and fertility norms of the settlers.
Subjects: 
French rule
Discrimination
Education
Social Interactions
JEL: 
I29
I38
O15
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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