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The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso
Kazianga, Harounan; Levy, Dan; Linden, Leigh L.; Sloan, Matt - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We evaluate the causal effects of a program that constructed high quality "girl-friendly" primary schools in Burkina Faso, using a regression discontinuity design 2.5 years after the program started. We find that the program increased enrollment of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 by 20...
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Incentives for Teacher Relocation: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance
Pugatch, Todd; Schroeder, Elizabeth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We evaluate the impact of the Gambian hardship allowance, which provides a salary premium of 30-40% to primary school teachers in remote locations, on the distribution and characteristics of teachers across schools. A geographic discontinuity in the policy's implementation and the presence of...
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Teacher Pay and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance
Pugatch, Todd; Schroeder, Elizabeth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We evaluate the impact of the Gambian hardship allowance, which provides a salary premium of 30-40% to primary school teachers in remote locations, on student performance. A geographic discontinuity in the policy's implementation provides identifying variation. We find no effects of the hardship...
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The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan
Burde, Dana; Linden, Leigh L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We conduct a randomized evaluation of the effect of village-based schools on children's academic performance using a sample of 31 villages and 1,490 children in rural northwestern Afghanistan. The program significantly increases enrollment and test scores among all children, eliminates the 21...
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Violent Conflict and Inequality
Bircan, Cagatay; Brück, Tilman; Vothknecht, Marc - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
focused on the other direction. We use cross-country panel data for the time period 1960-2005 to estimate war-related changes … in income inequality. Our results indicate rising levels of inequality during war and especially in the early period of … post-war reconstruction. However, we find that this rise in income inequality is not permanent. While inequality peaks …
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A Vibrant European Labor Market with Full Employment
Ritzen, Jo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We sketch a visionary strategy for Europe in which full employment is quickly regained by 2020, where income inequality is reduced and the economies are more sustainable. We name this scenario "vibrant." It is contrasted with what would happen if present policies continue within the European...
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Can the University Save Europe?
Ritzen, Jo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Higher education is in the position to save Europe by rendering a substantial contribution to sustainable economic growth. For that purpose higher education must strengthen its innovative power in entrepreneurship education and by focusing research more on societal problems, while being better...
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Assessing the Long-term Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Human Capital: Evidence from Colombia
Baez, Javier E.; Camacho, Adriana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) are programs under which poor families get a stipend provided they keep their children in school and take them for health checks. While there is significant evidence showing that they have positive impacts on school participation, little is known about their...
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The Impact of Age of Entry on Academic Progression
Cáceres-Delpiano, Julio; Giolito, Eugenio P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Using an RD-design and public educational administrative data for Chile, we study the impact of age of entry on children outcomes. Different from previous studies, we are able to track this impact on school achievements over eleven years of the school life of a cohort of students. Our results...
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Reconsidering Gender Bias in Intra-Household Allocation in India
Zimmermann, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Detecting gender discrimination among children in the intra-household allocation of goods from household surveys has often proven to be difficult. This paper uses some of the commonly used techniques in this field to analyze education expenditures in India. Contrary to most previous research, I...
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