This paper discusses implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) in Mauritania. The second phase of …

dimension. Children do not attend school regularly, and even if they do, they do not learn very much because of a range of … of teachers and quality of schools. Once children reach school, a variety of factors determine whether they will continue … formal education. If and when children do drop out due to poverty/migration, rigid gender roles or other economic factors …

This paper presents an overview of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (NPRSP) for Guinea-Bissau. The paper … discusses the phenomenon of poverty, its dimensions, extent, and distribution by category and region. It provides a background … analysis of developments in poverty based on the diagnostic of past economic policies. The paper presents the priority goals in …

We study the impact of providing school report cards with test scores on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment … report cards. This increased test scores by 0.11 standard deviations, decreased private school fees by 17 percent, and … increased primary enrollment by 4.5 percent. Heterogeneity in the treatment impact by initial school test scores is consistent …