What happens when you teach teenage girls negotiation skills? Training girls in Zambia to negotiate saw them use strategies to secure household resources to stay in school longer, even in the face of poverty Education Corinne Low Published 19.12.18
Does China owe its growth to schooling? Human capital externalities amplify the returns to education in China. Yet this can only explain some of the country's rapid growth. Education Edward Glaeser Ming Lu Published 26.10.18
Perceived risk of street harassment and college choice of women in Delhi Women choose lower quality colleges, travel for a longer time, and spend more money on commuting, relative to men, to feel safer Education Girija Borker Published 01.10.18
Going to the movies can help you at school Watching Queen of Katwe, a movie featuring an inspiring role model, improved Ugandan secondary school students’ national exam scores Education Emma Riley Published 03.09.18
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 Education Michela Carlana Eliana La Ferrara Paolo Pinotti Published 12.03.18
The labour market for teachers in Pakistan: Pay and effectiveness Teachers determine the quality of student learning; however, teacher effectiveness is difficult to predict and does not necessarily correlate to wages Education Natalie Bau Jishnu Das Published 08.09.17
Colonial investments in education in India Investment, enrolment and achievement in primary education in India lag the rest of Asia and Latin America – a crisis 150 years in the making Education Latika Chaudhary Published 11.08.17
The power of information in improving school performance Giving parents information on the performance of schools in Pakistan improved test scores and enrolment, and reduced the cost of private school tuition Education Tahir Andrabi Jishnu Das Asim Ijaz Khwaja Published 26.06.17
Early childhood development policies: The evidence and the research agenda Effective education programmes can be implemented in low-income settings, but the quality of service and adapting it to the local context are crucial Education Orazio Attanasio Sarah Cattan Sonya Krutikova Published 07.09.17
