earlier in the twentieth century, was positively correlated not only with education spending levels but also with aggregate …

Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest … spread of public primary education in developed economies. We identify the former and the lack of the latter to be important …, especially, the characteristics of the political and economic elite help explain the low achievement levels of these four …

Economists have long believed education is essential to the acquisition of human capital and contributes to economic … growth. However, education researchers, political and business leaders and other stakeholders have raised concerns about the … quality and costs of the K-12 education system in the United States and the implications for the development of the nation …

The Right to Education Act in 2009 guaranteed access to free primary education for all children in India ages 6 …

school-based deworming. The program increased labor supply among men and education among women, with accompanying shifts in …

political representation of Muslims improves health and education outcomes in the district from which the legislator is elected …

education programs for compensatory and special education. We simulate the distribution of funds and show the considerable …

math achievement. We find little evidence that PFP improved attendance or achievement in schools without books even though … consistent with the hypothesis that teacher effort and books are complements in education production …

students with a higher third-grade academic rank, conditional on achievement and classroom fixed effects, have higher …