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)”
Education and Climate Change (News and Research 330)
Headline results show that an additional year of education leads to an increase in pro-climate beliefs, behaviors, policy preferences, and green voting
International Women’s Day 2023
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! (News and Research 329) The rate of return to women’s education exceeds that of males by two percentage points. The gap has increased. Education is an excellent investment for women and girls, and a development priority. Human Capital and Climate Change: Human Capital and Climate Change | NBER Working Paper 31000 | AddressingContinue reading “International Women’s Day 2023”
Human Capital and Climate Change
News and Research 328 Human Capital and Climate Change 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. This paper estimates causal effects of additional education on pro-climate outcomes using new compulsory schooling law data across 16 European countries. ItContinue reading “Human Capital and Climate Change”
Computer Assisted Instruction
News and Research 327 The Impact of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Student Performance: Evidence from the Dual-Teacher Program | Findings from an evaluation study of the Dual-Teacher program, a computer-assisted instruction program, that makes lecture videos and other teaching resources from an elite urban middle school available through the internet to schools in poor and remoteContinue reading “Computer Assisted Instruction”
Why is education more important today than ever?
News and Research 326 Why is education more important today than ever? Innovation | The competitiveness of an economy depends a lot on technological progress, but recent data in some countries, including not only high-income but also middle-income countries, suggests that innovation is getting harder, and the pace of growth is slowing down. A newContinue reading “Why is education more important today than ever?”
ChatGPT
News and Research 325 I call this newsletter News and Research, though it focuses on education. It can be described as: Education news refers to recent developments, events, and updates in the field of education, both at the national and international level. It may include information on educational policies, new programs and initiatives, funding, advancementsContinue reading “ChatGPT”
Education must remain a global priority
Education must remain a global priority (News and Research 324) Education must remain a political priority in all countries | Today, more than ever, we need to spark national and global efforts to end learning poverty. About two-thirds of children globally are in learning poverty. That is, they are unable to read and understand aContinue reading “Education must remain a global priority”
Education, economics and public policy 