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Experimental Evidence from an Integrated Early Childhood Parenting Program in Sierra Leone
Chandra, Anjali; Mani, Subha; Dolphin, Heather; Dyson, … - 2021
Africa. Importantly, where half the communities were randomly assigned to receive the parenting program and the remaining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497955
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Invisible Geniuses: Could the Knowledge Frontier Advance Faster?
Agarwal, Ruchir; Gaule, Patrick - 2018
from the setting of mathematics, this paper establishes two results. First, we document that individuals who demonstrate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984537
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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 - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282424
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279240
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When Goal-Setting Forges Ahead but Stops Short
Islam, Asadul; Kwon, Sungoh; Masood, Eema; Prakash, Nishith - 2020
In this study, we use at scale randomized control trial among 18,000 secondary students in 181 schools in Tanzania (Zanzibar) to examine the effects of personal best goal-settings on students' academic performance. We also offer non-financial rewards to students to meet the goals they set. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207869
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When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development
De Weerdt, Joachim; Christiaensen, Luc; Kanbur, Ravi - 2021
While city migrants see their welfare increase much more than those moving to towns, many more rural-urban migrants end up in towns. This phenomenon, documented in detail in Kagera, Tanzania, begs the question why migrants move to seemingly suboptimal destinations. Using an 18-year panel of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012498058
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Less School (Costs), More (Female) Education? Lessons from Egypt Reducing Years of Compulsory Schooling
Elsayed, Ahmed; Marie, Olivier - 2020
Exploiting a unique policy reform in Egypt that reduced the number of years of compulsory schooling, we show how it unexpectedly increased education attainment as more students chose to complete the next school stage. This impact is almost entirely driven by girls from more disadvantaged...
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Does promoting school attendance reduce child labour? Evidence from Burkina Faso's BRIGHT project
de Hoop, Jacobus; Rosati, Furio C. - 2012
Using data from BRIGHT, an integrated program that aims to improve school participation in rural communities in Burkina Faso, we investigate the impact of school subsidies and increased access to education on child work. Regression discontinuity estimates demonstrate that, while BRIGHT...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010283960
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Does Promoting School Attendance Reduce Child Labour? Evidence from Burkina Faso's BRIGHT Project
de Hoop, Jacobus; Rosati, Furio C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Using data from BRIGHT, an integrated program that aims to improve school participation in rural communities in Burkina Faso, we investigate the impact of school subsidies and increased access to education on child work. Regression discontinuity estimates demonstrate that, while BRIGHT...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011168618
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Labor Mobility and Innovation in Africa
Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Okara, Assi; Tani, Massimiliano - 2022
or process and carry out an empirical analysis with a focus on Africa using firm-level data from the World Bank … and foster innovation. The probability of innovation as a result of short-term mobility is 0.4 higher in Africa overall … – especially in East Africa – vis-à-vis the rest of the world, and strongest in the case of innovation in products and services …
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