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  • Incentivizing school attendance in the presence of parent-child information frictions (English)

    Education conditional cash transfer programs may increase school attendance in part due to the information they transmit to parents about their child's attendance. This paper presents experimental evidence...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8476 Document Date: June 14, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: De Walque,Damien B. C. M.,Valente,Christine

  • Mozambique : Can Information and Incentives Increase School Attendance? (English)

    Although more children than ever are starting school in Africa, in many countries dropout rates remain high and few students complete their schooling, especially girls. Results-based financing (RBF) has...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 128153 Document Date: March 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: De Walque,Damien B. C. M.,Valente,Christine

  • The World Bank economic review 28 (2) (English)

    This paper is organized in following headings: economic development as opportunity equalization; the measurement of educational inequality: achievement and opportunity; economic growth and equality of...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 113049 Document Date: January 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Roemer,John E.,Ferreira,Francisco H. G.,Gignoux,Jérémie,Peragine,Vito,Palmisano,Flaviana,Brunori,Paolo,Van de gaer,Dirk,Vandenbossche,Joost,Figueroa,José Luis,Buvinic,Mayra Lourdes,Das Gupta,Monica,Shemyakina,Olga N.,Justino,Patricia,Leone,Marinella,Salardi,Paola,Valente,Christine,Verwimp,Philip,Van Bavel,Jan

  • Education and civil conflict in Nepal (English)

    Between 1996 and 2006, Nepal experienced violent civil conflict as a consequence of a Maoist insurgency, which many argue also brought about an increase in female empowerment. This paper exploits variations...

    Document Type: Journal Article Report No.: 112405 Document Date: June 3, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Valente,Christine

  • Education and civil conflict in Nepal (English)

    Between 1996 and 2006, Nepal experienced violent civil conflict as a consequence of a Maoist insurgency, which many argue also brought about an increase in female empowerment. This paper exploits variations...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS6468 Document Date: May 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Valente,Christine