We report the results of an experiment that was designed to test for discrimination in grading in India. We recruited teachers to grade…
Since late 2010, the world has witnessed a remarkable groundswell of political change in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and other…
Learning profiles that track changes in student skills per year of schooling often find shockingly
low learning gains. Using data from…
This working paper, the first in the WIEGO Working Paper series, provides an overview of the definitional, theoretical, and policy debates…
We use a randomized experiment and a structural model to test whether monitoring and financial incentives can reduce teacher absence and…
Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Schooling, Economic Opportunities, and the Arab Spring
What underlying long-term conditions set the stage for the Arab Spring? In recent decades, the Arab region has been characterized by an…