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Foreign aid and intergenerational mobility in AfricaWhile there is extensive literature examining the growth and development effects of foreign aid, very little attention has been paid to its potential impact on social mobility...
Foreign aid Intergenerational Mobility AfricaWorking Paper
Parental risk preferences, maternal bargaining power, and the educational progressions of children: Lab-in-the-field evidence from rural Côte d’IvoireWe analyse the effect of parental risk preferences and a novel measure of maternal bargaining power over educational expenses—elicited via lab-in-the-field experiments in rural Côte d’Ivoire—on the educational progression of b...
Risk attitudes Female bargaining power EducationWorking Paper
Understanding Somalia’s social contract and state-building efforts: Consequences for donor interventionsBuilding on a World Bank regional study in Africa aiming at measuring social contracts concepts and within the framework of reflecting on future donor interventions, this paper applies social contracts measurement and complements with qualitative ass...
Somalia Social contract SecurityWorking Paper
Impact of the right to education on school enrolment of children with disabilities: Evidence from IndiaI evaluate the impact of the right to education from the passing of the Right to Education Act in India in 2009. This Act guaranteed free education to children aged 6–14 years, including children with disabilities...
People with disabilities Children EducationWorking Paper
Standardization and ethnocracy in Sri LankaStandardization was the scheme that replaced meritocracy in Sri Lanka education, with positive discrimination to increase the majority Sinhalese community’s university enrolment...
Education Standardization QuotasResearch Brief
Are women’s labour force participation rates improving in sub-Saharan Africa?Several sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have achieved substantial economic growth in the past 30 years. Likewise, access to education has considerably expanded, as reflected in rising enrolment rates for both men and women...
Labour supply Gender Sub-Saharan AfricaWorking Paper
Is economic development affected by the leaders’ education levels?: Evidence from IndiaAlthough formal education is often considered an indicator of political leaders’ quality, the evidence on the effectiveness of educated leaders is mixed...
political leaders Elections Public goodsWorking Paper
Elementary education in India versus China: Guidelines for NEP implementationThis paper documents the state of elementary education in India and China since the 1960s, key lessons for India from China’s shift in focus from ‘quantity’ to ‘quality’, and evidence-based guidelines for effective imple...
Education Schooling Education qualityJournal Article
On the impact of inequality on growth, human development, and governanceInequality is a major international development challenge. This is so from an ethical perspective and because greater inequality is perceived to be detrimental to key socioeconomic and political outcomes...
Inequality Growth HealthWorking Paper
Impact of teacher content knowledge on student achievement in a low-income countryThis paper estimates the causal impact of teacher content knowledge on student achievement in Mozambique, a low-income country where a large share of fourth-graders fail to meet the minimum requirements of literacy and numeracy...
Education quality Mozambique EducationJournal Article
The intergenerational impact of house prices on education: Evidence from ChinaWe investigate heterogeneous and nonlinear intergenerational transmission of education and the impact on this of house prices...
Education Housing
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Do disadvantaged students benefit from attending classes with more skilled colleagues?: Evidence from a top university in BrazilPeers play an essential role in cognitive and non-cognitive skills formation. Ordinal rank may also change incentives and environment, impacting students’ efforts...
Affirmative action Peer effect Ranking effectBlog
Grandads, dads, and sons: Examining multigenerational mobility in IndiaWhile studies have examined the association in socioeconomic status between parent and offspring, there has been relatively little research on multigenerational mobility, especially in the developing country context...
Social mobility Inequality EducationWorking Paper
The changing nature of work and earnings inequality in ChinaThis paper examines the evolution of China’s industrial and occupational structure in the last two decades and its impact on wage inequality...
Occupations Wage inequality EducationBlog
Adding insult to injury – the impacts of COVID-19 on urban youth in MozambiqueThe negative economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique range from reduced social interaction to business closures, job losses, and increased poverty...
Education Youth Employment