Digital technology is the representation of information in bits. This technology has reduced
the cost of storage, computation, and transmission of data. Research on digital economics …

Countries across Africa continue to face major challenges in education. In this review, we
examine 145 recent empirical studies (from 2014 onward) on how to increase access to and …

Emergence of the use and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education in
India has opened new possibilities and challenges. Use of AI in will bring in effective change …

We model learning losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential for cost-effective
strategies to build back better. Data from Early Grade Reading Assessments in Ethiopia …

School closures occurred extensively during the COVID-19 pandemic, and occur in other
settings, such as teacher strikes and natural disasters. The cost of school closures has …

We use a panel survey of~ 19,000 primary-school-aged children in rural Tamil Nadu to study
'learning loss' after COVID-19-induced school closures, and the pace of recovery after …

Improvements in empirical research standards for credible identification of the causal impact
of education policies on education outcomes have led to a significant increase in the body of …

A rigorous, pathbreaking analysis demonstrating that a country's prosperity is directly related
in the long run to the skills of its population. In this book Eric Hanushek and Ludger …

Many teachers in low-and middle-income countries lack the skills to teach effectively, and
professional development (PD) programs are the principal tool that governments use to …

A substantial amount of money is spent on technology by schools, families, and
policymakers with the hope of improving educational outcomes. This chapter explores the …