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The Personnel Economics of the Developing State

Governments play a central role in facilitating economic development.

Informal Workers and Collective Action: A Global Perspective

Public Employees as a Strategic Resource

Throughout the world, public employees play a vital role in determining whether a city, region, or country is a good place to live, work, and raise a family.

Taking My Talents to South Beach (and Back)

We study the local economic spillovers generated by LeBron James’ presence on a team in the National Basketball Association. Mr.

Career Dynamics and Gender Gaps among Employees in the Microfinance Sector

While microfinance institutions (MFIs) are increasingly important as employers in the developing world, there is little micro-level evidence on gender differences among MFI employees and MFIs' relatio

More School or More Learning? Evidence from Learning Profiles from the Financial Inclusion Insights Data

We use a unique set of nationally representative data of adults from ten developing countries and a unique measure of literacy - a direct assessment of reading - to examine the link between targets fo

Contextual Explanations for Numeracy and Literacy Skill Disparities Between Native and Foreign-Born Adults in Western Countries

Using new direct measures of numeracy and literacy skills among 85,875 adults in 17 Western countries, we find that foreign-born adults have lower mean skills than native-born adults of the same age (

Reducing Student Absenteeism in the Early Grades by Targeting Parental Beliefs

Attendance in kindergarten and elementary school robustly predicts student outcomes.

Girls’ Schooling and Women’s Literacy: Schooling Targets Alone Won’t Reach Learning Goals

Using the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data on the ability of women at various levels of schooling attainment on the ability of women at various levels of schooling attainment to read a simple

Accountability Should Add Up to More Than Test Scores

The article looks at educational accountability systems in the context of the implementation of the U.S. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).