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This is a long-term follow-up survey as part of an RCT of a subsidized dual apprenticeship program combining on-the-job and theoretical training in Côte d’Ivoire. This project benefitted from an earlier round of PPE funding, which allowed the research team to...

The option to obtain secondary school equivalency by passing the national exit exam is a common policy in many developing countries and accounts for a large share of the education sector. However, the price for this alternative pathway may be a significant...

A randomized evaluation in Odisha, India of the Secondary School Readiness Program during the 2019-2020 academic year found it improved learning for grade 9 students by 0.11 standard deviations, 0.65 additional years of schooling. This study will examine the...

Secondary school students in low and middle-income countries invest as much time studying the school curriculum independently as their high-income counterparts. However, the physical conditions in which they do so differ vastly. According to PISA 2018, more...

India has experienced a fourfold increase in tertiary enrollment over two decades, which has coincided with high rates of unemployment for college graduates. In particular, it is difficult for students to convey information about their human capital to...

First-generation learners may not receive adequate parental inputs for education at home and this can have a particularly adverse effect due to school closures during pandemics and disasters. This proposal development project will explore the effects of a home...

The current Covid-19 pandemic is likely to differentially impact human capital formation in low-income countries. Job loss resulting from social distancing policies, combined with limited access to credit and saving mechanisms, may impede schooling access for...

Improvements in management practices can generate stunning productivity improvement in the private sector. Although their adoption in the education sector has been slow, management-level interventions have been shown to lead to improvements in school quality...