Exploring the Differential Impact of Public Interventions on Indigenous People: Lessons from Mexico’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program LUIS F. LOPEZ-CALVA & HARRY A. PATRINOS The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA ABSTRACT This paper uses experimental panel data for Mexico from 1997 to 2000 in order to test assumptions on the impact of a conditional cashContinue reading “Exploring the Differential Impact of Public Interventions on Indigenous People”
Private Sector Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
MONDAY, SEP 14, 2015 VIDEO DURATION: 01:24:07 DOWNLOAD VIDEO (RIGHT-CLICK AND SAVE) AUDIO DURATION: 01:24:07 DOWNLOAD AUDIO (RIGHT-CLICK AND SAVE) Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from a severe shortage of school provision, with more than 20 million children lacking a secondary education, over half of whom are girls. Compared to 65 percent of childrenContinue reading “Private Sector Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Investing in Secondary Education Access | MONDAY, SEP 14, 2015 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Investing in Secondary Education Access Private Sector Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa MONDAY, SEP 14, 2015 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from a severe shortage of school provision, with more than 20 million children lacking a secondary education, over half of whom are girls. Compared to 65 percent ofContinue reading “Investing in Secondary Education Access | MONDAY, SEP 14, 2015 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM”
Can Providing Information on School Performance Lead to Improvement?
Can providing information on school performance lead to improvement? From the Education for the Global Development Blog HARRY A. PATRINOS 08/18/2015 CO-AUTHORS: RAFAEL DE HOYOS, VICENTE GARCIA-MORENO In high-income countries, learning outcomes have improved as a result of an intervention that increases transparency and accountability through the use of test scores. In a previous blog, I mentionedContinue reading “Can Providing Information on School Performance Lead to Improvement?”
The Impact of an Accountability Intervention with Diagnostic Feedback Evidence from Mexico
The Impact of an Accountability Intervention with Diagnostic Feedback Evidence from Mexico Rafael de Hoyos Vicente A. Garcia-Moreno Harry Anthony Patrinos World Bank Education Global Practice Group, August 2015 WPS7393 In 2009, the Mexican state of Colima implemented a low-stakes accountability intervention with diagnostic feedback among 108 public primary schools with the lowest test scoresContinue reading “The Impact of an Accountability Intervention with Diagnostic Feedback Evidence from Mexico”
The Economist Higher Education Forum
October 22nd 2015 | New York, NY http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/education-2015 Join the conversation via #HigherEdForum I will focus on the question: What is the return on investment for education? See also: http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/09/04/000158349_20140904084836/Rendered/PDF/WPS7020.pdf Harry Patrinos Manager, education, World Bank About Harry Patrinos Mr. Patrinos specializes in the economics of education, particularly the returns to schooling, school-based management, demand-side financing andContinue reading “The Economist Higher Education Forum”
Private schooling is growing in developing countries
Between 1990 and 2010, the percentage of students enrolled in private primary schools doubled from 11% to 22% in low-income countries. This growth in private provision is closely connected to the boom in access that has taken place in low-income nations over the past two decades: primary net enrollment increased from 55 to 80 percentContinue reading “Private schooling is growing in developing countries”
Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model
Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model Lottery for admission into Christel House School | July 17, 2015 | Mexico City The evaluation of Christel House de Mexico, a low-cost, rigorous private school for poor children that also works to ensure parental commitment, uses a rigorous randomized experimental research design at the childContinue reading “Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model”
Top 25 World Bank Working Papers
Policy Research Working Paper Series The World Bank Top 25 Working Papers by Total File Downloads, according to REPEC Click on a column heading to sort by a different category Rank Working Paper File Downloads Abstract Views 2015 06 3 months 12 months Total 2015 06 3 months 12 months Total 1 Returns to investment in education:Continue reading “Top 25 World Bank Working Papers”
Education, economics and public policy 