This paper reviews the capacity of colleges and universities to serve poor and vulnerable populations during past and present economic shocks. The main argument is that the environment of the global recession - an Asia far more economically integrated than during past economic shocks, with more...

A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...

A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...

Spanish Abstract: El presente trabajo constata y explica las causas de las diferencias en resultados escolares entre centros educativos públicos y privados de América Latina. Para ello, se utiliza información de los 8 países latinoamericanos que participaron en PISA 2012. Las estimaciones de...

Polish Abstract: Alfabetyzm finansowy - ze względu bezpośrednie związki z aktywnością jednostek, sektorów finansowych oraz społeczeństw - jawi się jako zasadniczy problem w teorii i praktyce ekonomicznej doby współczesnej. Niniejsze opracowanie poświęcone jest jego charakterystyce,...

In 2016, Maryland's educational freedom ranking rose to 46th place—above New York, Hawaii, California, and New Jersey—from 50th in the Cato Institute's Freedom in the 50 States index. The improvement was due to the state's adoption of the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students...

Most school systems grant teachers and school principals considerable discretion in grade retention decisions. This paper argues that schools can exploit this discretion by selectively retaining students to reduce class size which potentially has important implications for public spending on...

The purpose of the paper is to analyse whether open educational resources (OER), perceived by their enthusiasts as a key factor to economic, social and environmental progress, are a sufficient element to trigger a revolution in education - the world education systems suffering from the process...

This study suggests the concept of Metabolism of organization that explains how public organizations use and/or transform inputs (mainly public funding) to produce and supply products and services. This approach is useful for analyzing costs and supporting best practices of management to...