Here’s the evidence that low cost reading programs can have a big impact The importance of literacy for economic growth and development is already well established in economic research. Literacy enables people to access information and improve their productivity. I believe that literacy is crucial to the diffusion of new technologies, especially among the poor.Continue reading “Roundup of blogs and research”
Estimating the return to schooling using the Mincer equation
Published in IZA World of Labor “The Mincer equation gives comparable estimates of the average monetary returns of one additional year of education Elevator pitch The Mincer equation—arguably the most widely used in empirical work—can be used to explain a host of economic, and even non-economic, phenomena. One such application involves explaining (and estimating) employmentContinue reading “Estimating the return to schooling using the Mincer equation”
Here’s the evidence that low cost reading programs can have a big impact
The Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) was applied both before and after the program for both the control and treatment groups. The program’s impact was significant: initial sound identification increased by 0.91 standard deviations, letter sounds knowledge increased by 0.58 standard deviations, while familiar word reading increased by 0.04 standard deviations or an average of 0.51 standard deviations for all three domains.
Returns to higher education around the world
In Steps Forward, Steps Backward: What to Make of the Government’s Plans for Higher Education Market Reform, edited by James Croft and Gabriel Heller Sahlgren of the Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education, I write about the returns to education, with a focus on the United Kingdom and Europe. I offer analysis of theContinue reading “Returns to higher education around the world”
Book Launch: How Shanghai Does It
Book Launch: How Shanghai Does It Thursday, June 23, 2016 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room JB1-075 | World Bank J building | 701 18th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Moderator: Amit Dar, Director, Strategy and Operations, Human Development, World Bank Group Presenters: Xiaoyan Liang, Senior Education Specialist and Lead Author, World Bank GroupContinue reading “Book Launch: How Shanghai Does It”
Por qué la educación es importante para el desarrollo económico
Por qué la educación es importante para el desarrollo económico America Economia Análisis & Opinión 14/06/2016 12:16 pm Harry A. Patrinos En la Conferencia Mundial sobre Equidad y Excelencia en la Educación Básica, (i) que se realiza en Shanghai (China) del 17 al 19 de mayo de 2016, el Grupo Banco Mundial analizará la alta clasificaciónContinue reading “Por qué la educación es importante para el desarrollo económico”
From the archives: All Aztecs went to school? A lesson for Mexico.
Christian Science Monitor All Aztecs went to school? A lesson for Mexico An unearthed school shows that universal education got an early start in Mexico. Today, the system lags with the indigenous receiving less schooling than the rest of the population. By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer FEBRUARY 10, 2012 Courtesy of Centro Cultural deContinue reading “From the archives: All Aztecs went to school? A lesson for Mexico.”
Returns to Education in Kenya
On the occasion of the 2nd Annual Education Innovation Africa Conference, starting tomorrow in Nairobi, Kenya, where I will participate in the Opening Keynote on Tuesday: Implementing Quality Affordable Education In Africa: Where Do We Start? One of my main message will be the increasing returns to education that we are witnessing around the world.Continue reading “Returns to Education in Kenya”
Lessons Learnt from 67 Years of UNWRA Support to the Education of Palestinian Refugees
By: Husein Abdul-Hamid, Joel Reyes, Harry Patrinos, World Bank, Washington Lessons Learnt from 67 Years of UNWRA Support to the Education of Palestinian Refugees Pages 66-67 Keywords: Refugees, education, resilience, protracted, response, Palestine Summary: Delivery of education services to communities in conflict-ridden states requires an adjustment in the education model to make it meaningfulContinue reading “Lessons Learnt from 67 Years of UNWRA Support to the Education of Palestinian Refugees”
How can education aid economic development?
How can education aid economic development? . There are 124 million children and teenagers globally who are not in school, which could harm economic development. Image: REUTERS/Beawiharta Harry A. Patrinos, Manager, The World Bank Tuesday 24 May 2016 There are more children in school today than ever before. For example, in 1950 the average level of schoolingContinue reading “How can education aid economic development?”
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