News and Research 245 Novak Djokovic Foundation: Cooperation with the Ministry of Education and the World Bank: 100 new preschool rooms across Serbia | Novak Djokovic Foundation; Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia signed an agreement to partner on the Project of Inclusive Preschool Education, which is financed with the support ofContinue reading “Education for Empowerment”
Learning Loss during COVID-19
News and Research 244 News: Ukraine to Modernize Higher Education System with World Bank Support The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $200 million project to support the Government of Ukraine’s efforts to strengthen efficiency, quality, and transparency of the country’s higher education system. The project – Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results –Continue reading “Learning Loss during COVID-19”
Equitable Human Capital
News and Research 243 Kazakhstan: Knowledge, skills and health. Human capital needs development | World Bank – Government of Kazakhstan Roundtable | Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms under the President, with the Bank, held a round table on the topic: Kazakhstan: an overview of human capital development. The chairman of the Agency Kairat Kelimbetov addressedContinue reading “Equitable Human Capital”
The Returns to Education
News and Research 242 The US infrastructure most in need of investment is human (Financial Times) The Returns to Education. There has been a steady stream of new research on the returns to education in recent weeks. These include: Winners and losers after 25 years of transition: Decreasing wage inequality in Slovenia, which shows thatContinue reading “The Returns to Education”
Measuring Human Capital: HLO – Harmonized Learning Outcomes
News and Research 241 Angrist, N, S Djankov, P K Goldberg and H A Patrinos (2021), Measuring human capital using global learning data. Nature 592, 403–408 Measuring human capital using global learning data, Noam Angrist, Simeon Djankov, Pinelopi K. Goldberg, Harry A. Patrinos, in Nature volume 592, pages 403–408 (2021), has been accessed 13k+ times (as of April 17, 2021) and has anContinue reading “Measuring Human Capital: HLO – Harmonized Learning Outcomes”
COVID-19: Bringing Girls Back to School
News and Research 240 Bringing Girls Back to School COVID-19: Bringing Girls Back to School | H.E. Aïcha Bah Diallo, Harry A. Patrinos, Noëlla Coursaris Musunka, Ana Rold | The returns to schooling are especially high for women. That is, the earnings increment associated with more education is in fact higher for women than forContinue reading “COVID-19: Bringing Girls Back to School”
The Impact of COVID-19 on Education
News and Research 239 Spring 2021 issue of the ECA Economic Update features Data, Digitalization, and Governance. Governments play a critical role in the economies of Europe and Central Asia, where government expenditures are close to 40 percent of gross domestic product and the public sector accounts for over 25 percent of total employment, much higherContinue reading “The Impact of COVID-19 on Education”
Back to School, Return to Learning
News and Research 238 It is time to return to learning | Rafael de Hoyos, Jaime Saavedra | It has now been a year since schools started closing all around the world to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. For most students, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a tragedy of multiple dimensions. With schoolsContinue reading “Back to School, Return to Learning”
It Is Critical to Reopen Schools
News and Research 237 It Is Critical to Reopen Schools, Says World Bank’s Malpass | World Bank President David Malpass says reopening schools is critical for developing nations (Bloomberg). Simulating the Potential Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures on Schooling and Learning Outcomes: A Set of Global Estimates | Congratulations Aroob! | World Bank Research ObserverContinue reading “It Is Critical to Reopen Schools”
HLO – Harmonized Learning Outcomes
News and Research 236 Measuring Human Capital using Global Learning Data | Analyses of a global database published in Nature reveal that in many developing countries progress in learning remains limited despite increasing enrolment in primary and secondary education, and uncover links between human capital and economic development. Although enrolment in schools has risen globallyContinue reading “HLO – Harmonized Learning Outcomes”
