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”
European Education Area
News and Research 235 March 8: International Women’s Day: Realizing the returns to schooling: How COVID-19 and school closures are threatening women’s economic future | COVID-19 is threatening the gains being made in girls’ education. Urgent action is needed to ensure that girls and women can realize the returns to their schooling COVID-19: Bringing GirlsContinue reading “European Education Area”
Time to Reopen Schools
News and Research 234 Time to reopen the school gates | America’s failure to get millions of its children back to school is a national fiasco. This was a big week for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The elected board that runs Maryland’s biggest school district held its first in-person meeting since it closed its 208Continue reading “Time to Reopen Schools”
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