Many countries use tax revenues to subsidize private schools. Whether these policies meet social objectives depends, in part, on the relative quality of education provided by the two types of schools. We use data on elementary school students and their teachers in Bogotá, Colombia to examine...

The relatively poor average performance of German students on the recent PISA international evaluations of 15- and 16-year-olds' literary skills (2000) and mathematical skills (2003) and the wide variation in performance, with low-income students scoring particularly poorly, have led to calls...

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la 7mo Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 11 y 12 de septiembre de 2006. Esta presentación discute la creación de un equipo de trabajo encargado de formular recomendaciones...

This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the 7th Hemispheric Meeting held on September 11th and 12th, 2006. This presentation discusses the creation of a task force to provide recommendations on how to operationalize Aid for...

This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the 7th Hemispheric Meeting held on September 11th and 12th, 2006. This presentation discusses the creation of a task force to provide recommendations on how to operationalize Aid for...

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la 7mo Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 11 y 12 de septiembre de 2006. Esta presentación discute la creación de un equipo de trabajo encargado de formular recomendaciones...

School-based management programs aim to improve education outcomes by involving parents in allocation decisions about external funds transferred to the school. This paper explores the effects of two school-based management programs on parental investment in schools via voluntary contributions....

The creation of non-contributory pension schemes is becoming increasingly common as countries struggle to reduce poverty. Drawing on data from Mexico's Adultos Mayores Program (Older Adults Program) - a cash transfer scheme aimed at rural adults over 70 years of age - we evaluate the effects of...

In-service teacher training aims to improve the supply of public education. A randomized experiment was conducted in Mexico to test whether teacher training could increase teacher efficiency in public secondary schools. After seven and a half months of exposure to a trained teacher, students...

School-based management programs aim to improve education outcomes by involving parents in allocation decisions about external funds transferred to the school. This paper explores the effects of two school-based management programs on parental investment in schools via voluntary contributions....