'skills formation during college. By combining two standardized tests for Colombian students, one taken at the end of senior year in … high school and the other when students are near graduation from college, this paper documents the extent to which …, in comparison to students in other programs. Teachers'skills vis-a-vis those in other majors deteriorate in quantitative …

This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …

across the world and the long history of training program evaluations, debates about the causal impact of training …

"Single-Shift" schools (Turno Unico), extends the time students spend in municipal schools and seeks to improve the quality of … provide education in a format in which students attend a seven-hour daily shift. A subset of Single-Shift schools was …

Social distancing requirements associated with COVID-19 (coronavirus) have led to school closures. In mid-April, the … universities, affecting more than 90 percent of the world's learners: 1.5 billion children and young people. The closures are … long-lasting impact on the earnings of future workers. It is also likely that students from low-income countries will be …

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted economic activity worldwide, hurting firms and pushing them toward …

global pandemic scenario sees gross domestic product fall by 2 percent below the benchmark for the world, 2.5 percent for … world, in an amplified pandemic scenario in which containment is assumed to take longer and which now seems more likely. The …

students, especially those with graduate degrees, stay on in the host country after graduation. Although their impact on labor … international students focus on education and spatial issues, with very little economic analysis. Furthermore, the application of a … source country pull and push factors affecting the demand and supply of international students. Second, there is little or no …