There has been a major expansion of social security programs in India during the last 15
years or so, along with wider recognition of economic and social rights. This paper …

When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately
adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech, and …

This paper focuses on the provision of center-based preschool education for children
ranging in age from 3 to 6 years in India. It estimates access rates to various services and …

We use a large-scale randomized experiment to study the impact of augmenting staffing in
the world's largest public early-childhood program: India's Integrated Child Development …

Education, which has been at the heart of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's
history and civilizations for centuries, has a large untapped potential to contribute to human …

Abstract In 2001–2002, India launched a schooling infrastructure program called the Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). We examined the long-term associations of SSA with adult …

A country's prospects for economic growth and global competitiveness are linked to the
education of its workforce. At the microeconomic level, labor market outcomes are clearly …

Abstract The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme aims to provide food
supplementation, immunization, health check-ups, and early childhood education to children …

Abstract Development tests are widely used in the scope of cross-cultural and comparative
research to support intervention studies and health care projects concerning early childhood …

We study the effects of preschool attendance on children's schooling and cognitive skills in
Kenya and Tanzania. We use a within-household estimator and data from nationally …