Das, Jishnu; Dercon, Stefan; Habyarimana, James; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2005
authors use new data to estimate the impact of shocks to teachers on student learning in mathematics and English. Using … teacher's absence rate reduces learning by 4 to 8 percent of average gains over the year. This reduction in learning … with an HIV/AIDS epidemic. The relationship between shocks to teachers and student learning suggests that households are …