The Role of Human Development for a Successful Green Transition | (News and Research 339) As the world continues to grapple with climate change impacts, policies aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decouple the economy from natural resource consumption must also address the green transition’s unintended consequences, particularly for the poor and vulnerable. InContinue reading “The Role of Human Development for a Successful Green Transition”
The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned
The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned | (News and Research 338) COVID-19 led to school closures and emergency remote learning systems. It is feared that students learned less when they were remote. Collapse and Recovery: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Eroded Human Capital and What to Do about It | Schady,Continue reading “The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned”
50 Years after Landmark Study, Returns to Education Remain Strong
50 Years after Landmark Study, Returns to Education Remain Strong | (News and Research 337) 50 years after landmark study, returns to education remain strong | This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Returns to education: An International Comparison by George Psacharopoulos. The book led to a revolution in analyses of the returns toContinue reading “50 Years after Landmark Study, Returns to Education Remain Strong”
Human Development has a huge role to play in the Green Transition
Making the European Green Deal Work for People: The Role of Human Development in the Green Transition
Comprehensive Education Works
Comprehensive Education Works | (News and Research 335) Comprehensive education works: Finnish reforms of 1970s improved learning outcomes, and promoted equity and growth | 2022 Klein Lecture: Parental Education and Invention: The Finnish Enigma | Philippe Aghion, Ufuk Akcigit, Ari Hyytinen, Otto Toivanen | Why is invention strongly positively correlated with parental income not onlyContinue reading “Comprehensive Education Works”
Weak Growth, High Inflation, and a Cost-of-Living Crisis
Weak Growth, High Inflation, and a Cost-of-Living Crisis | (News and Research 334) Spring 2023 issue of the ECA Economic Update: Weak Growth, High Inflation, and a Cost-of-Living Crisis | Economic growth slowed sharply last year in Europe and Central Asia, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a surge in inflation, and the sharp tightening ofContinue reading “Weak Growth, High Inflation, and a Cost-of-Living Crisis”
Returns to Education Turns 50 Event Replay
Returns to Education Turns 50 Event Replay (News and Research 333) ECA Talk: Returns to Education Turns 50 on March 29, 2023, Event Replay. Watch the discussion from earlier this week reassessing progress made on measuring the benefits of education 50 years after the publication of George Psacharopoulos’ pivotal study Returns to Education. Timestamps forContinue reading “Returns to Education Turns 50 Event Replay”
The Returns to Education
News and Research 332 Returns to Education Turns 50 | March 29, 2023 | 8:30AM-1:15PM EDT New room: MC C2-350 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book, Returns to Education: An International Comparison by George Psacharopoulos, the renowned economist, and former World Bank staffer. This event recognizes this milestone and reassessesContinue reading “The Returns to Education”
The Returns to Education Turn 50 (News and Research 331)
The Returns to Education Turn 50 (News and Research 331)
The Returns to Education Turn 50 (News and Research 331) Returns to Education Turns 50 | March 29, 2023 | 8:30AM-1:15PM EDT 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book, Returns to Education: An International Comparison by George Psacharopoulos, the renowned economist, and former World Bank staffer. This event recognizes this milestoneContinue reading “The Returns to Education Turn 50 (News and Research 331)”
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