School internet access improved student learning in Peru…but it took time! School-based internet access boosted test scores in Peru, but these effects took time to materialise Education Leah Lakdawala Eduardo Nakasone Published 06.02.23
Gender norms, violence and adolescent girls’ trajectories: Evidence from India Changing the attitudes and behaviours of those enforcing restrictive societal norms is critical for achieving meaningful improvements in women’s wellbeing Education Alison Andrew Sonya Krutikova Gabriela Smarrelli Hemlata Verma Published 24.10.22
Improving public sector management at scale Well-designed programmes may be ineffective in practice, even with high compliance Education Karthik Muralidharan Abhijeet Singh Published 12.10.22
How to scale up child development programmes Engaged communities of parents are a potential nonscarce resource to promote the success of education programmes at scale Education Francesco Agostinelli Ciro Avitabile Matteo Bobba Published 30.09.22
Midday meals in India improve children’s learning outcomes Prolonged exposure to ‘midday meals’ can improve learning outcomes on top of its other objectives Education Tanika Chakraborty Rajshri Jayaraman Published 27.09.22
The multidimensionality of school choice: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago Schools that improve academic outcomes are not those that improve non-academic ones. Academic and non-academic factors affect parental school choice Education Diether W. Beuermann Kirabo Jackson Laia Navarro-Sola Francisco Pardo Published 08.08.22
Some children left behind: When mean impacts and individual impacts differ Even interventions with large average benefits do not help everyone, which is a serious challenge for education policy in developing countries Education Julie Buhl-Wiggers Jason Kerwin Juan Muñoz-Morales Jeffrey Smith Rebecca Thornton Published 24.06.22
Scholarships increase social mobility: Evidence from Colombia Needs-based and merit-based scholarships improve the motivation and social mobility of low-income students Education Rachid Laajaj Andrés Moya Fabio Sánchez Published 20.06.22
Transmitting gender attitudes in school: Experimental evidence from Pakistan Progressive gender norms can be transmitted from teachers to students and improve classroom achievement through better cooperation among the sexes Education Sultan Mehmood Shaheen Naseer Daniel Li Chen Published 20.05.22
