This paper incorporates gender bias against girls in the family, school and labor market in a model of … intergenerational persistence in schooling where parents self-finance children's education because of credit market imperfections … face lower mobility irrespective of location when born to fathers with low schooling, but the gender gap closes when the …

This study seeks to examine gender gaps and disability issues in education in Indonesia, and to suggest policy actions … progress on gender parity in education; however, the national averages mask important variations at the subnational level … drivers of gender differences, as well as issues of social inclusion, and to explore policy approaches to improve learning …

-size effects. Ensuring that all incoming teachers have the officially mandated effective years of education, along with increasing …

In the past decade, hundreds of impact evaluation studies have measured the learning outcomes of education … difficult to communicate to policy makers beyond education specialists. This paper proposes two approaches to demonstrate the … individual earnings and poverty reduction, and that conversion into a non-education metric should help policy makers and non …

This paper presents the largest globally comparable panel database of education quality. The database includes 163 …-the countries that have the most to gain from the potential benefits of a high-quality education; (3) the data set contains credible … each estimate; and (6) the data set can be disaggregated across gender, socioeconomic status, rural/urban, language, and …

This paper examines the role of courts in promoting fulfillment of the right to education in developing country … democracies, focusing on India and Indonesia-two countries that have experienced increased education rights litigation in recent … years. The paper argues that this litigation has been part of broader struggles over education policy, inequality, and the …