Even as countries in Sub-Saharan Africa work towards achieving better learning outcomes for children through systemic reform, the affordability and availability of textbooks remains a persistent challenge. Yet despite extensive technical support and funding from external development partners,...

Abstract: Reports that data on textbook availability in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain patchy and often difficult to compare across countries. Even when textbooks physically exist in a school, they may not prove available for students to use. A 2008 survey of 19 SSA countries found (1) all but...

Measurement of disability and linkages with welfare, employment, and schooling -- The impact of health shocks on employment, earnings, and household -- Consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Health disabilities and labor productivity in Russia in 2004 -- The implications of poor health status...

Improving the returns to labor for low-paid workers is a key policy challenge, especially in low-income countries (LICs) where earnings increases are the single most important source of poverty reduction and an important engine of shared prosperity. Yet, the understanding of individual earnings...