We explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all … the 1970s-80s were followed by federalization, decentralization, rapid growth and dramatic improvements in human … development. Did decentralization contribute to these successes? We use time series and panel data analyses to show that …

To contribute to the debate about decentralization of education management, in this paper, we take advantage of the … education administration, have on average, a lower proportion of low-performing students, than similar schools in municipalities …

directed to capital spending and that the bulk of this shift is due to higher education spending. Using an education production … spending and other variables affecting education. A 10% point increase in decentralisation increases educational performance by …

Looking at the decentralized provision of public education in a middle income country, this paper estimates the impact … development. Colombian municipalities were assigned to administer their public education service autonomously solely on the basis … municipal balance sheet data, I show that the autonomous high-developed municipalities invest in education more than the ad hoc …

We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a focus on the …, we find that over the 1861-1901 period family structure is a driver of the education gender gap, with a higher female to …

We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a focus on the …, we find that family structure is a driver of the education gender gap, with a higher female to male enrollment rate ratio …

induced by the "PISA shock" in Germany led to an increase in the polarization of parliamentary debates about education. …Pietro Sancassani prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institut … subject-specific qualification, a major in education, or their level of experience - on student science test scores in ten …

funds under centralization, whereas educational quality improves under decentralization. However, if the government has full … graduates, while decentralization typically induces inefficiently low spending levels. -- higher education ; federalism …This paper investigates how the abolishment of a ban on tuition fees affects the quality of higher education with …

funds under centralization, whereas educational quality improves under decentralization. However, if the government has full …This paper investigates how the abolishment of a ban on tuition fees affects the quality of higher education with … discretion about the tuition fee level, centralization leads to the efficient quality, fully extracting the income gains from the …