Human Capital and Knowledge (Education News and Research 162) How Much Chance Do Kids in Croatia Have of Reaching Their Potential? … a child born in the Republic of Croatia today has a 72 percent chance of reaching their full potential in terms of education, stated Harry Anthony Patrinos, the main man of the World Bank’sContinue reading “Human Capital and Knowledge”
Tertiary Education in Europe and Central Asia
Tertiary Education in Europe and Central Asia (Education News and Research 161) Presentation by Harry Patrinos Teachers and Cheaters: Just an Anagram? When Students Don’t Care: Reexamining International Differences in Achievement and Student Effort Attracting Low-Income Students to Top Universities Let me write a dissertation for you: the micro-level cost-benefit approach to doctoral degreeContinue reading “Tertiary Education in Europe and Central Asia”
Human Capital Research in ECA
Human Capital Research in ECA (Education News and Research 160) HSE University and World Bank Discuss Joint Human Capital Development Projects On August 22, HSE University leadership met with Jaime Saavedra, Head of the World Bank’s Education Global Practice. Participants of the meeting discussed issues related to areas of current and future cooperation between HSEContinue reading “Human Capital Research in ECA”
Education Reform
Education Reform (Education News and Research 159) World Bank: Education reform in Ukraine should be accelerated, expanded | World Bank Country Director for Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Satu Kahkonen believes that the reform of education in Ukraine should be accelerated and expanded… Factors Behind Regional Inequality in Education in Kazakhstan | In the fall ofContinue reading “Education Reform”
The Race between Education and Technology
The Race between Education and Technology (Education News and Research 158) Innovative Learning Environments: The Role of Energy–Efficient Investments in Russian Preschool Education Facilities (A Case Study of the Khanty-Mansyisk Region) Congrats Tigran, Dmitry, Maria This paper discusses an example of an early childhood development facility intervention in the Khanty-Mansyisk region of the Russian FederationContinue reading “The Race between Education and Technology”
Institutions, Individuals and Incentives
Institutions, Individuals and Incentives (Education News and Research 157) The capacity of education systems to translate inputs into outcomes not researched till now | using data on ed systems (SABER) Newman, King, Husein Abdul-Hamid find better education systems do yield better education outcomes… The college wealth premium since the 1980s is considerably larger than theContinue reading “Institutions, Individuals and Incentives”
Skills, Robots and Learning
Skills, Robots and Learning (Education News and Research 156) Wayne Gretzky and the modern economy | Modern workers need to anticipate where the economic puck is going by focusing on the skills robots can’t replace… Investing in the People of Europe and Central Asia Fadia Saadah | The Human Capital Project (HCP) is predicated on the convictionContinue reading “Skills, Robots and Learning”
Human Capital and Student Achievement
Human Capital and Student Achievement (Education News and Research 155) My interview on Facebook Live at the European Training Foundation, Turin, Italy, where I talk about Human Capital, education and development. Young people struggle in eurozone’s two-tier labour market Effect of 2008 economic crisis on 8 EU countries | Persistence of returns to school investments;Continue reading “Human Capital and Student Achievement”
Summer School
Summer School (Education News and Research 154) World Bank–HSE First International Summer School “The Role of Education in National and Regional Socioeconomic Development” | July 8–12, 2019, Moscow, Russia | The summer school included 25 young researchers from 9 countries (China, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Uzbekistan, UK) who pursue various perspectives in theContinue reading “Summer School”
On Closing the Gender Gap in Education
There are gender gaps for schooling and learning. In terms of enrollment, girls lag. In terms of learning, girls outperform boys. At the same time, the returns to schooling are higher for women. The schooling gap — in terms of years of schooling completed — is decreasing over time. There are gender gaps for schoolingContinue reading “On Closing the Gender Gap in Education”
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