02595cas a2200313 a 4500 AALejournalIMF023012 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9798400218071 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Atsebi, Jean-Marc. Is Education Neglected in Natural Resources-Rich Countries? : An Intergenerational Approach in Africa / Jean-Marc Atsebi, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Regina Seri. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (75 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The literature on the effects of natural resources on education is mixed and inconclusive. In this paper, we adopt an innovative approach by exploring the effects of mineral discoveries and productions on intergenerational educational mobility (IM), linking parents to the children education levels for more than 14 million individuals across 28 African countries and 2,890 districts. We find that mineral discoveries and productions positively affect educational IM for primary education in Africa for individuals exposed to the mineral sites and living in districts with discoveries. Specifically, the probability of upward primary IM increases by 2.7 percentage points (pp.) following mineral discoveries and 6.7 pp. following mineral productions. Downward primary IM decreases by 1.2 pp. following both mineral discoveries and productions. These positive effects are increasing for individuals born later after discoveries and productions, for males, and individuals living in the urban area. However, no significant effects are found for secondary and tertiary educational IM. Finally, we explore the income and returns to education channels through which mineral discoveries and productions affect educational IM. Mode of access: Internet Economic Development imf Economywide Country Studies imf Education and Economic Development imf Large Data Sets imf Ouedraogo, Rasmane. Seri, Regina. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/160 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1018-5941&volume=2022&issue=160 IMF e-Library