schooling
-
The education spending multiplier: Evidence from schools in Pakistan
Grants given to public schools in Pakistan increase test scores in both public and private schools as a result of increased competition
-
School internet access improved student learning in Peru…but it took time!
School-based internet access boosted test scores in Peru, but these effects took time to materialise
-
Human capital growth: An engine for structural transformation
Growth in human capital reduces agricultural labour supply, while in turn the expansion of non-agricultural sectors drives human capital growth
-
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
-
Negotiating a better future: Experimental evidence from Zambia
Can we increase girls’ educational outcomes through endowing them with negotiation skills?
-
Returns to work, child labour, and schooling: The income versus price effects
Returns to child work play an important role in determining child labour and schooling through changing the opportunity costs of schooling
-
Does vocational educational training work? Experimental evidence from Mongolia
Can investments in vocational training, contrary to the existing research literature, actually improve labour market outcomes?
-
Goals and gaps: Tackling educational segregation of immigrant children
Career counselling helps close the immigrant-native gap in high-school track choice, grade repetition, and cognitive skills
-
The role of disbursement timing in conditional cash transfer programmes: Long-term effects
An experiment in Colombia shows that delaying disbursement of conditional cash transfers can have substantial long-term effects on educational investment