Table 13.
Effect of rule of law on educational outcomes(1)
| Variables | International test score | School completion | School failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | |
| Rule of law | 0.078** | 1.969*** | 0.526** | 1.055 | −1.095** | −0.814*** |
| (0.038) | (0.439) | (0.213) | (1.024) | (0.471) | (0.101) | |
| law_pubexp | 0.0213 | 0.215 | −0.556 | |||
| (0.0662) | (0.213) | (0.688) | ||||
| law_teachtr | 0.445 | 0.2378* | −1.823*** | |||
| (0.291) | (0.132) | (0.229) | ||||
| Constant | 5.578*** | 6.340*** | 0.740 | 5.360 | −13.27*** | −4.344 |
| (0.342) | (1.603) | (1.516) | (4.134) | (3.136) | (3.248) | |
| Regional dummies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Observations | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| R-squared | 0.716 | 0.845 | 0.677 | 0.664 | 0.724 | 0.761 |
| Hansen (p value) | 0.841 | 0.125 | 0.972 | 0.159 | 0.0797 | 0.953 |
| Fisher | 7.346*** | 9.679*** | 9.949*** | 8.018*** | 18.71*** | 18.75*** |
law_pubexp is the interaction term between rule of law and public spending on education; law_teachtr is the interaction term between rule of law and quality of teaching
Standard errors in parentheses ***p<0.01; **p<0.05; *p<0.1
(1)All variables are included in the regression, but for simplicity, we have published the results for a small number of variables