Browsing by Author "Das, Jishnu"
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Delivering education : a pragmatic framework for improving education in low-income countries
Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Ijaz Khwaja, Asim (The World Bank, 2015-05)Even as primary-school enrollments have increased in most low-income countries, levels of learning remain low and highly unequal. Responding to greater parental demand for quality, low-cost private schools have emerged as ... -
Equity in Educational Expenditures : Can Government Subsidies Help?
Das, Jishnu (World Bank, 2004)When there are externalities across households, governments can improve economic outcomes by equitably subsidizing education. But this chain of causality works only if (1) allocated resources reach the final recipients, ... -
What Did You Do All Day? Maternal Education and Child Outcomes
Khwaja, Asim Ijaz; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu (World Bank, 2009-11)Female education levels are very low in many developing countries. Does maternal education have a causal impact on children's educational outcomes even at these very low levels of education? By combining a nationwide census ...