Since 2007, the Ecuadorian government has required teacher candidates to pass national skill and content knowledge tests before they are allowed to participate in merit-based selection competitions for tenured positions at public schools in an attempt to raise teacher quality. We evaluate the...

Since 2007, the Ecuadorian government has required teacher candidates to pass national skill and content knowledge tests before they are allowed to participate in merit-based selection competitions for tenured positions at public schools in an attempt to raise teacher quality. We evaluate the...

We address the question of whether foreign aid helps attract foreign direct investment (FDI). This could be achieved if well targeted aid removed critical impediments to higher FDI inflows. In particular, we test the hypothesis that aid for education is an effective means to increase FDI flows...

A través de un estudio histórico y político-económico se plantean las Poíticas Educativas en América Latina como una inserción estratégica por grupos de poder cerrados a la participación y realidad de la población del territorio. Los resultados insuficientes alcanzados en los últimos...

Raising labor productivity is recognized as a critical factor for increasing economic growth and reducing poverty levels in Latin America. Low levels of education continue to be singled out as the main obstacle to higher productivity in the region. We examine the scope for education to lift...

Technology has become essential in education. In order to give learners the skill sets needed to thrive in a twenty-first century world, many countries around the world have started to incorporate technology in the educational environment. For developing Latin American countries specifically,...