Brazil has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty and inequality. This reduction is explained by strong growth … but also by effective social policies. Besides growth, public services and cash transfers have played the biggest role …, the latter notably through the successful “Bolsa Familia” programme. Among public services, improved access to education …

Over the period 1995-1998 Italy experienced an expansion of its higher education supply with the aim of reducing … effectiveness in reducing regional disparities. -- Higher Education ; Italy ; School Choices ; Uncertainty …

The need for education to help every child rather than focus on average attainment has become a more central part of … direct and indirect (spillover) effects. Thus, the analysis suggests that a key way that English education purports to help … children with learning difficulties is not working. -- education ; special needs ; evaluation …

the macro literature on education and growth. The fraction of the population more efficient at producing skills in the …) effect education on growth measured in the empirical literature. -- compulsory schooling reforms ; dynamic skill accumulation … ; comparative advantages ; returns to schooling ; education and growth ; dynamic discrete choice ; dynamic programming …

This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … of educational outcomes. It also surveys the broader literature on education policies which provides a perspective on the … current policies in the field of education in Bihar. Finally, it makes a case for several policy initiatives that should be …

There is widespread interest in universal early education, both to promote child development and to support maternal … employment. Positive long-term findings from small-scale early education interventions for low-income children in the US have …-scale, more widely accessible programs. Instead, the best insight into the potential impacts of universal early education comes …

that are essential to a good life, often resulting in traps that hinder growth and well-being. The government has … introduced major structural reforms to fight poverty, improve the quality of education, create more jobs in the formal sector and …

College education is not only an investment; for many people it also generates consumption benefits. If these benefits … students, even when the colleges lack market power. Moreover, when the social return to education exceeds the private return …