In this article, we reviewed and interpreted the evidence from 223 rigorous impact
evaluations of educational initiatives conducted in 56 low-and middle-income countries. We …

This paper reviews and interprets the evidence from 223 rigorous impact evaluations of
educational initiatives conducted in 56 low-and middle-income countries. We consider for …

We review the theoretical, computational, and empirical research on school vouchers, with a
focus on the latter. Our assessment is that the evidence to date is not sufficient to warrant …

This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized training program for disadvantaged youth
introduced in Colombia in 2005. This randomized trial offers a unique opportunity to …

We estimate effects on educational outcomes from the expansion of the independent school
sector in Sweden, which followed as a consequence of the radical 1992 voucher reform …

Across a range of contexts, reductions in education costs and provision of subsidies can
boost school participation, often dramatically. Decisions to attend school seem subject to …

A clustered randomized trial in Bangladesh examines alternative strategies to reduce child
marriage and teenage childbearing and increase girls' education. Communities were …

A pesar del gran esfuerzo de los gobiernos, muchas personas en América Latina y el
Caribe no tienen las habilidades que necesitan para prosperar. Este libro analiza qué …

We meta-analyze enrollment, attendance and dropout effect estimates from forty two
references of conditional cash transfer program evaluations in fifteen developing countries …

Despite governments' best efforts, many people in Latin America and the Caribbean don't
have the skills they need to thrive. This book looks at what policies work, and don't work, so …