This paper investigates if higher public spending in education and better teacher qualifications are related to student … investment in public education and higher teacher qualifications can help increase average performance and reduce the impact that … variation in education performance in Colombia, a relatively high percentage when compared to those found by other studies …

This paper proposes and estimates a model of demand for and supply of graduations in tertiary education, which is then … to education have remained high in spite of rising educational attainment levels, the paper accords a great deal of … future scenarios of demand for tertiary education, pointing to increases between 30 and 60 per cent across OECD countries …

introduced major structural reforms to fight poverty, improve the quality of education, create more jobs in the formal sector and …

, the latter notably through the successful “Bolsa Familia” programme. Among public services, improved access to education … interventions such as expanding early-childhood education, by reducing grade-repetition and through more tailored support for those …

to Education, bundles supports such as regular coaching, tutoring, group activities, free public transportation tickets … and bursaries for postsecondary education. In this paper, we use a difference-in-differences approach that compares …

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education …. We also collect administrative, student-level data on higher education and formal employment for SCP students in Brazil …

education in the four-year sector, is 12 percentage points more likely to earn a bachelor's degree, and eventually earns 5 … for the marginal students themselves, 10-12 percent for society (which must pay for the additional education), and 3 …