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In Bihar, India and in rural Zambia, the government introduced programmes to address gender gaps in education by providing adolescent girls with bicycles for their commute to school. Discussing the immediate and long-term impacts of these initiatives...

Grants given to public schools in Pakistan increase test scores in both public and private schools as a result of increased competition

School-based internet access boosted test scores in Peru, but these effects took time to materialise

Growth in human capital reduces agricultural labour supply, while in turn the expansion of non-agricultural sectors drives human capital growth

Shrinking school–parent information gaps through text messaging can be an effective way to improve grades and attendance outcomes for schoolchildren

Can we increase girls’ educational outcomes through endowing them with negotiation skills?

Returns to child work play an important role in determining child labour and schooling through changing the opportunity costs of schooling

Can investments in vocational training, contrary to the existing research literature, actually improve labour market outcomes?

Career counselling helps close the immigrant-native gap in high-school track choice, grade repetition, and cognitive skills