The Returns to Education | (News and Research 382) Study of 5.8 Million Americans Finds that a College Degree Yields a Significant Return on Investment | A college education is expected to yield an annual rate of 9 to 10 percent throughout an individual’s career. A new analysis finds that earning a college degree isContinue reading “The Returns to Education”
Innovative Financing
Innovative Financing | (News and Research 381) Education: Innovative Financing in Developing Countries | Patrinos & Tanaka | Despite efforts to generate more funds for education, current financing in the education sector is inadequate, inefficient, and inequitable to ensure quality education and improve learning outcomes. One way to fill the financing gap is “innovative finance,”Continue reading “Innovative Financing”
Gender Quotas in Afghanistan, Extreme Weather, and other News and Research (#380)
The Impact of a Gender Quota on Women’s Education in Afghanistan | Najam | Gender gaps in access to education have persisted in low- and middle-income countries, despite all but closing in high-income countries. Affirmative action for women in public universities in Afghanistan increased the share of women admitted by 32%. These findings highlight theContinue reading “Gender Quotas in Afghanistan, Extreme Weather, and other News and Research (#380)”
Investing in the Future
Investing in the Future | (News and Research 379) Compulsory Education boosts Learning Outcomes and Climate Action | What if there was an investment that could not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also improve education outcomes? It is often said that people with more education are more likely than others to understand the complexitiesContinue reading “Investing in the Future”
Education Pays
Education Pays | (News and Research 378) Show this chart to anyone who tells you college isn’t worth it | Peck | Also: The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Economic inequalities among college graduates are linked to college major choice Startz, Brookings Scaling and sustaining teacher policies forContinue reading “Education Pays”
Higher Education
Higher Education | (News and Research 377) Ernesto Schiefelbein: An Appreciation and Remembrance by Eduardo Velez and Laurence Wolff | Ernesteo Schiefelbein died in Santiago Chile in January 2024 at the age of 89. “When Ernesto Schiefelbein began working in the field, there was little or no analytical or empirical work on education at any level in Latin America.Continue reading “Higher Education”
Human Capital and Climate Change
Human Capital and Climate Change | (News and Research 376) Human Capital and Climate Change | Angrist, Winseck, Patrinos, Graff Zivin | The Review of Economics and Statistics | Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for pro-climate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. In this paper,Continue reading “Human Capital and Climate Change”
New Developments in the Economics of Education
New Developments in the Economics of Education | (News and Research 375) New Developments in the Economics of Education | Exciting opportunity to present your research on the economics of education at the Public Sector Economics 2024 Conference September 23, 2024, in Zagreb, Croatia https://pse-conference.ijf.hr/en/submission/ Submit proposals by May 15 here. Keynote speakers: Daniele Checchi,Continue reading “New Developments in the Economics of Education”
Put Education and Skills at the Centre of All Policies
Put Education and Skills at The Centre of All Policies | (News and Research 374) European Year of Skills 2024. “The main driver of sustainable economic growth is skills, especially digital, green and transversal skills ahead of the twin transition…Research shows that the private average global rate of return to one extra year of schoolingContinue reading “Put Education and Skills at the Centre of All Policies”
Could AI Transform Life in Developing Countries?
Could AI transform life in developing countries? | (News and Research 373) Could AI transform life in developing countries? A typical sub-Saharan pupil spends six years in school but retains only three years’ worth of learning… big gains are possible even with basic tech. One analysed an approach under which schools hire modestly qualified teachersContinue reading “Could AI Transform Life in Developing Countries?”
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