With SACMEQ and PASEC there are now two large data bases available on student achievement, socio-economic background and school and teacher characteristics in both anglophone and francophone Sub-Saharan Africa. A joint analysis of PASEC and SACMEQ in a common education production function...

Diese von der KfW in Auftrag gegebene Studie ist Teil der Vorarbeiten für die zurzeit von verschiedenen Gebern anvisierte "Korbfinanzierung Grundbildung" in Malawi. In einem ersten Schritt werden die Hauptprobleme des Sektors skizziert und ihre Diskussion im Rahmen verschiedener Sektorpapiere...

The implementation of social policies is often hampered by the fact that local decision-makers may be unwilling or unable to implement the policy as intended by the central government. In contrast to research that focuses on incentivizing and holding local decision makers accountable, we examine...

Being perceived as trustworthy comes with substantial economic benefits in many situations. Making other people think you are a trustworthy person may, therefore, be an important motive for charity and other forms of prosocial behavior, provided these activities work as signals of...