A large empirical literature has shown that user fees significantly deter public service utilization in developing countries. While most of these results reflect partial equilibrium analysis, we find that the nationwide abolition of public school fees in Kenya in 2003 led to no increase in net...

Using matching estimator techniques developed by Heckman, Ichimura, Smith and Todd (1998) and Heckman, Lalonde and Smith (1999), we explore the determinants of achievement rates in standardized tests of Colombian students attending public and private schools. This methodology allows us to...

Historically, most attention in public programs has been given to the resources devoted to the activity, and resources have been used to index both commitment and quality. Education differs from other areas of public expenditure because direct measures of outcomes are available, making it is...

In der vorliegenden Studie wurden erstmals für alle deutschen öffentlichen Schulen mit einem Grundschulteil die Kinderarmutsquoten für die Grundschuleinzugsgebiete berechnet. Auf Grundlage der Ergebnisse konnte bestimmt werden wo in Deutschland die Schulen mit der höchsten Kinderarmutsquoten...

This paper addresses the South African Constitution’s invitation to the Constitutional Court to “consider foreign law” in interpreting its provisions. Focusing on the education provisions found in Section 29 of the Constitution, I make two claims. First, contrary to the developing...