Improving Education Outcomes in Developing Countries: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, and Policy Implications

Handbook of the Economics of Education

Volumn 5, Issue , 2016, Pages 653-743

  Glewwe, P ^a   Muralidharan, K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Demand for education; Education in developing countries; Learning outcomes; Pedagogy; Policy evaluation; School enrollment and attendance; School governance; School inputs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978194500     PISSN: 15740692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63459-7.00010-5     Document Type: Chapter

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