Education, economics and public policy

Pandemic Threatens to Push 72 Million More Children into Learning Poverty (News and Research 224) Pandemic Threatens to Push 72 Million More Children into Learning Poverty | COVID-related school closures risk pushing an additional 72 million primary school aged children into learning poverty—meaning that they are unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10—accordingContinue reading “Pandemic Threatens to Push 72 Million More Children into Learning Poverty”

From COVID-19 Learning Loss to Learning Recovery (News and Research 223) Experts Discuss Strategies for Post-COVID Learning Recovery in Kazakhstan | The potential learning loss from school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic and new approaches to learning recovery in Kazakhstan were key topics of a discussion held today. The virtual discussion was organized by theContinue reading “From COVID-19 Learning Loss to Learning Recovery”

Economic Crises and the Returns to University Education (News and Research 222) Economic Crises and Returns to University Education in Middle-Income Countries: Stylized Facts and COVID-19 Projections | The rate of return to university education increases during crises. New working paper with Tazeen Fasih, Najeeb Shafiq documents stylized facts on rates of returns to educationContinue reading “Economic Crises and the Returns to University Education”

Placing People First (News and Research 221) The EU Green Deal Action Plan: “It must put people first” Human capital and CO2 emissions in the long run | Using a unique historical dataset for 20 OECD economies from 1870 to 2014, we study whether human capital accumulation is associated with improvements in environmental quality viaContinue reading “Placing People First”

Promoting Parental Involvement in Schools (News and Research 220) Promoting Parental Involvement in Schools: The AGE Program In Mexico Promoting Parental Involvement in Schools: Evidence From Two Randomized Experiments | NBER Working Paper Series No. 28040 | Parental involvement programs aim to increase school-and-parent communication and support children’s overall learning environment. This paper examines theContinue reading “Promoting Parental Involvement in Schools”

Measuring Human Capital in Europe and Central Asia (News and Research 219) Measuring Human Capital in Europe and Central Asia  | This paper outlines an extension of the Human Capital Index that addresses the specific challenges in education and health faced by countries in Europe and Central Asia. Good basic education will not be enough,Continue reading “Measuring Human Capital in Europe and Central Asia”

News and Research 218 Future earnings gap due to COVID-19 school closures | Today’s global cohort of students may lose up to US$ 15 trillion over a lifetime When children lose out on education, they lose out on future opportunities, including economic benefits, with far-reaching impact on their lives. Like so many aspects of thisContinue reading “Future earnings gap due to COVID-19 school closures”