Documents et rapports

The Future of Work Implications for Equity and Growth in Europe (anglais)

This report aims to contribute to our understanding of the relationship between technology, economic growth, and equity by analyzing the impact of technological progress on firm-level productivity, market...

Rule-Based Civil Service : Evidence from a Nationwide Teacher Reform in Mexico (anglais)

This paper studies the effect of a civil service reform on the skills profile of new teachers in Mexico. The reform mandated the use of rule-based recruitment over discretionary hiring. The results show...

COVID-19 as an Opportunity to Build Resilient Education Systems : Drawing Lessons from Five Countries in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus (anglais)

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, education systems had to redeploy inputs typically used in schools to remote education. This significantly reduced average student learning, with disadvantaged students...

Protecting Human Capital Through Shocks and Crises (anglais)

Risk and uncertainty are on the rise, and countries across Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not immune from it. The region is being hit by crises, conflicts, and continued uncertainty that are negatively...

Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia : Policy and Practice (russe)

The vision of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Education Team is for education systems to empower all people to reach their full potential. In line with this vision, the purpose of this guidance note...

A Diagnostic and Policy Options for the Vocational Education and Training System in Belarus (anglais)

This report contributes to the scarce literature on labor market outcomes of different levels of education and returns to education in Belarus. Previous calculations of returns to education in Belarus...

Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia : Policy and Practice (anglais)

The vision of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Education Team is for education systems to empower all people to reach their full potential. In line with this vision, the purpose of this guidance note...

Do Large-Scale Student Assessments Really Capture Cognitive Skills ? (anglais)

This paper studies the relationship between test scores and cognitive skills using two longitudinal data sets that track student performance on a national standardized exam in grades 6, 9, and 12 and post-secondary...

School Management, Grants, and Test Scores : Experimental Evidence from Mexico (anglais)

This paper presents the results of a large-scale randomized experiment conducted across 1,496 public primary schools in Mexico. The experiment identifies the impact on schools’ managerial capacity and...

Addressing High School Dropouts with a Scalable Intervention : The Case of PODER (anglais)

Working with the Mexican Ministry of Education, this study piloted a scalable program to reduce high school dropout rates by focusing on socio-emotional skill development and mathematics tutoring. The...

Can Scholarships Increase High School Graduation Rates ? Evidence from A Randomized Control Trial in Mexico (anglais)

This paper studies the impact of PROBEMS, a scholarship program in Mexico aimed at improving graduation rates and test scores among upper secondary school students from poor backgrounds. The identification...

Predicting individual wellbeing through test scores : evidence from a national assessment in Mexico (anglais)

This paper constructs two longitudinal datasets that record students' test scores in a national standardized exam in Mexico and track students from the end of primary (Grade 6) to the end of lower (Grade...

Teaching with the test : experimental evidence on diagnostic feedback and capacity building for public schools in Argentina (anglais)

Despite the recent growth in the number of large-scale student assessments, there is little evidence on their potential to inform improvements in school management and classroom instruction in developing...

Mexico - Mexico School Based Management Project : P147185 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 06 (anglais)

Mexico - Mexico School Based Management Project : P147185 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 05 (anglais)

Mexico - Mexico School Based Management Project : P147185 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 04 (anglais)

Idle youth in Mexico : trapped between the war on drugs and economic crisis (anglais)

The present study combines data from Mexico's employment surveys (Encuesta Nacional de Empleo and Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo) with the country's official statistics on murder rates to create...

Out of school and out of work: a diagnostic of ninis in Latin America (anglais)

Using all the household survey data available in Latin America during the period 1992 to 2013, this paper estimates that in 2015, 20 million youth ages 15 to 24 years in the region were out of school and...

Out of school and out of work : risk and opportunities for Latin America’s ninis : Ninis en América Latina : 20 millones de jóvenes en busca de oportunidades (espagnol)

This study aims to provide policy makers in the region with analysis of the nini issue and options for addressing it in their countries. To do so, the study undertakes a comprehensive diagnosis quantifying...

Out of school and out of work : risk and opportunities for Latin America’s ninis (anglais)

This study aims to provide policy makers in the region with analysis of the nini issue and options for addressing it in their countries. To do so, the study undertakes a comprehensive diagnosis quantifying...