Comparable Estimates of #Returns to #Schooling around the @WorldBank http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/09/04/000158349_20140904084836/Rendered/PDF/WPS7020.pdf … Claudio E. Montenegro World Bank and Department of Economics, University of Chile Harry Anthony Patrinos World Bank Rates of return to investments in schooling have been estimated since the late 1950s. In the 60-plus year history of such estimates, there have been several attempts toContinue reading “Comparable Estimates of Returns to Schooling around the World”
School Autonomy & Accountability in Thailand
Thailand’s education system is in the midst of a reform process that began in 1999, with the aim of establishing a new path for student-centered learning, improving education quality, and moving the country into a more competitive position in the region. However, 15 years into the reform process, the education sector is not producing theContinue reading “School Autonomy & Accountability in Thailand”
Reflections on The Economist’s Higher Education Forum
By Harry A. Patrinos At The Economist’s Higher Education Forum in New York in October I spoke about how higher education can be expanded. I believe that we need a fair and sustainable cost-recovery model at the university level using future earnings to finance current education. This is an issue that generated much attention at the ForumContinue reading “Reflections on The Economist’s Higher Education Forum”
Literacy rate in Papua New Guinea Increases due to early grade reading interventions
Literacy Rate In PNG Increases : Read PNG Papua New Guinea Today | November 13, 2015 PORT MORESBY, November 13, 2015 – Literacy rates in two provinces of PNG have seen outstanding improvements in just three years, according to new results from the READ PNG project, released this week in Port Moresby. Under READ PNGContinue reading “Literacy rate in Papua New Guinea Increases due to early grade reading interventions”
Funding Universities — Guest column in The Korean Times
Funding universities Guest Column in The Korean Times, 25 October 2015 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2015/10/197_189411.html By Harry Anthony Patrinos There has been a tremendous increase in the number of university students and graduates. This should have led to decrease in the rate of return to investment to higher education. The returns to higher education are higher in mostContinue reading “Funding Universities — Guest column in The Korean Times”
Higher education
Higher education: returns are high but we need to fund it better This week I was invited to speak at The Economist’s Higher Education Forum in New York to share my thoughts on how higher education can be expanded. I believe that we need a fair and sustainable cost-recovery model at the university level usingContinue reading “Higher education”
Exploring the Differential Impact of Public Interventions on Indigenous People
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?”
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