Understanding the institutional features that can improve learning outcomes and reduce inequality is a top priority for international and…
Historically, urban growth required enough development to grow and transport significant agricultural surpluses or a government effective…
Despite great progress around the world in getting more kids into schools, too many leave without even the most basic skills. In India’s…
Book abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had…
Book abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had…
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We evaluate a 'girl-friendly' primary school program in Burkina Faso using a regression discontinuity design. After 2.5 years, the program…
America today continues to confront a competitiveness challenge of too few jobs and too little economic growth. The good news
is there is a…
This paper investigates the impact of elite capture on the allocation of targeted government
welfare programs in Indonesia, using both a…
Book abstract: Women in the Global Economy: Leading Social Change explores the landscape of women’s participation in the economy and the…