Transmitting gender attitudes in school: Experimental evidence from Pakistan Progressive gender norms can be transmitted from teachers to students and improve classroom achievement through better cooperation among the sexes Education Sultan Mehmood Shaheen Naseer Daniel Li Chen Published 20.05.22
Expanding learning beyond the classroom: Evidence from India Integrated education interventions with in-school and out-of-school components can increase student learning far beyond either approach independently Education Martina Björkman-Nyqvist Andrea Guariso Published 02.02.22
Using information to foster parental engagement in education: Evidence from Colombia Parents respond to information by increasing their educational investment, but this initial response decays unless report cards are sustained Education Felipe Barrera-Osorio David Deming Katie Gonzalez Francisco Lagos Published 17.01.22
Electing educated leaders during democratisation: Evidence from Indonesia The economic success of democratisation crucially depends on the education level of the newly elected local leaders Institutions & Political Economy Paul Pelzl Steven Poelhekke Published 08.11.21
Risk and schooling investments: Evidence from India An increase in risk can reduce the probability of a child attending school by 4–5% Education Esther Gehrke Andrew Foster Published 18.10.21
How education technology impacts human capital gains in Mexico A recent analysis highlights the promising impacts of television-based teaching, an area ripe with opportunities for future research Education Raissa Fabregas Published 25.08.21
Can performance pay allow schools to attract and retain better teachers? Evidence from Pakistan Performance pay contracts attract teachers who improve both test score and non-test score outcomes for students Education Christina Brown Tahir Andrabi Published 02.08.21
Selection and incentive effects of teacher performance contracts in Rwanda Pay for performance can improve student learning without negative impacts on the type of teacher that gets recruited or retained Education Clare Leaver Owen Ozier Pieter Serneels Andrew Zeitlin Published 16.07.21
Improving school outcomes with better data sharing: Evidence from Chile Shrinking school–parent information gaps through text messaging can be an effective way to improve grades and attendance outcomes for schoolchildren Education Samuel Berlinski Matias Busso Taryn Dinkelman Claudia Martínez A. Published 30.06.21