We conducted a systematic review to identify policy interventions that improve education
quality and student learning in developing countries. Relying on a theory of change …

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 …

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 …

The main objective of this study is to analyze the effect of institutional quality on education
quality in developing countries. The literature review explores the channels through which …

This paper provides an introduction and “user guide” to Regression Discontinuity (RD)
designs for empirical researchers. It presents the basic theory behind the research design …

The impact of school resources on student outcomes was first raised in the 1960s and has
been controversial since then. This issue enters into the decision-making on school finance …

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 …

This paper examines how schools' choices of class size and households' choices of schools
affect regression-discontinuity-based estimates of the effect of class size on student …

This paper investigates the correlates of student performance in mathematics and dictation
tests among schoolchildren in Indonesia. This is the first such study to use a new nationally …

In this paper we examine how policymakers and practitioners should interpret the impact
evaluation literature when presented with conflicting experimental and non-experimental …