I'm thrilled that this paper found a home at Journal of African Economies! Fun fact: the idea for the paper stemmed from a discussion of school upgrade procedures in the Kenya parliamentary debate records -- you never know where the ideas will come from!

New call for papers for an exciting upcoming conference: Women and Jobs in Africa -- Policy Research Workshop in Accra, November 11-12 Extended abstracts due June 30, 2025 More details: www.worldbank.org/en/events/20... #EconSky