A large body of literature shows that the drop in educational attainment resulting from the resource boom is one of the major drivers of the so-called resource curse. This paper explores how upstream actions can avoid this resource curse and promote human capital development at the local level. Specifically, I examine how a rent-sharing model and the employment opportunities induced by an oil boom for native populations affect secondary education decisions in Chad’s oil region. Using a synthetic control method, I find that these measures increased secondary school attendance in the region. Similar results were obtained using a difference-in-differences approach. In terms of mechanisms, the results show that labor market opportunities and regulations were more effective in promoting investment in education than the rent-sharing model. Finally, I note that these measures reduced dropouts rather than increasing attendance at all levels.

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石油繁荣、租金共享、就业前景和人力资本投资：来自乍得的证据

大量文献表明，资源繁荣导致的教育程度下降是所谓资源诅咒的主要驱动因素之一。本文探讨了上游行动如何避免这种资源诅咒并促进地方层面的人力资本开发。具体来说，我研究了分租模式和石油繁荣为当地居民带来的就业机会如何影响乍得石油地区的中等教育决策。通过综合控制方法，我发现这些措施提高了该地区中学的入学率。使用双重差分法获得了类似的结果。在机制方面，结果表明，劳动力市场机会和监管比分租模式更能有效地促进教育投资。最后，我注意到这些措施减少了辍学率，而不是增加了各级的出勤率。