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Working Papers

2024

1. Changing Perceptions of Educational Returns in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
2. The Impacts of Childcare Interventions on Children’s Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development
   See also Journal Article The Impacts of Childcare Interventions on Children's Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2024) (2024)
3. The Role of Fathers in Promoting Early Childhood Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of the Evidence
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development

2023

4. How the Media Cover School Violence: Evidence from Five African Countries
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development
5. How to Measure Student Absenteeism in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article How to measure student absenteeism in low- and middle-income countries, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
6. How to Recruit Teachers for Hard-to-Staff Schools: A Systematic Review of Evidence from Low- And Middle-Income Countries
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article How to recruit teachers for hard-to-staff schools: A systematic review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
7. Live Tutoring Calls Did Not Improve Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sierra Leone
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Live tutoring calls did not improve learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (8) (2023)
8. Parent Training and Child Development at Low Cost? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment in Mexico
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development
9. When the Data You Have Aren’t the Data You Need: School-Related Violence Data Availability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development

2022

10. Adolescent Girls’ Safety In and Out of School: Evidence on Physical and Sexual Violence from across Sub-Saharan Africa
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
    See also Journal Article Adolescent Girls’ Safety In and Out of School: Evidence on Physical and Sexual Violence from Across Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
11. Cash Transfers, Trust, and Inter-household Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
    See also Journal Article Cash Transfers, Trust, and Inter-household Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2023) (2023)
12. How Big Are Effect Sizes in International Education Studies?
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (8)
13. Learning Loss and Student Dropouts during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of the Evidence Two Years after Schools Shut Down
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (18)
14. Property Tax Compliance in Tanzania: Can Nudges Help ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2022) View citations (2)
15. Public Childcare, Labor Market Outcomes of Caregivers, and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from Brazil
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (10)
16. The Educational Impacts of Cash Transfers in Tanzania
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
    See also Journal Article The educational impacts of cash transfers in Tanzania, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
17. Towards Improved and More Transparent Ethics in Randomised Controlled Trials in Development Social Science
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
    See also Journal Article Towards improved and more transparent ethics in randomised controlled trials in development social science, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) (2024)

2021

18. Building State Capacity: What Is the Impact of Development Projects ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2021) View citations (1)
19. Education Technology for Effective Teachers
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
20. Girls’ Education at Scale
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
    See also Journal Article Girls’ Education at Scale, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2024) (2024)
21. Management, Supervision, and Healthcare: A Field Experiment
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (10)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (10)
22. Should Governments and Donors Prioritize Investments in Foundational Literacy and Numeracy?
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
23. Successful Teachers, Successful Students
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2020

24. An Analysis of Clinical Knowledge, Absenteeism, and Availability of Resources for Maternal and Child Health: A Cross-Sectional Quality of Care Study in 10 African Countries
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (7)
25. Are Teachers in Africa Poorly Paid? Evidence from 15 Countries
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (6)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (6)
26. Education in Africa: What Are We Learning?
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)
27. Gender Gaps in Education: The Long View
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Gender gaps in education: The long view, IZA Journal of Development and Migration, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA) (2021) View citations (16) (2021)
28. How to Improve Education Outcomes Most Efficiently ? A Comparison of 150 Interventions Using theNew Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling Metric
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2020) View citations (5)
29. Practical Lessons for Phone-Based Assessments of Learning
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (12)
30. TV-Based Learning in Bangladesh
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
31. The State of Ceara in Brazil is a Role Model for Reducing Learning Poverty
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)

2019

32. Equivalent Years of Schooling: A Metric to Communicate Learning Gains in Concrete Terms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
33. Teacher Professional Development around the World: The Gap between Evidence and Practice
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Teacher Professional Development around the World: The Gap between Evidence and Practice, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2022) View citations (17) (2022)
34. What We Learn about Girls' Education from Interventions that Do Not Focus on Girls
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (12)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2019) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article What We Learn about Girls’ Education from Interventions That Do Not Focus on Girls, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2022) View citations (4) (2022)

2018

35. Cash transfers increase trust in local government
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Cash transfers increase trust in local government, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (29) (2019)
36. School costs, short-run participation, and long-run outcomes: evidence from Kenya
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2016

37. Cash transfers and health: evidence from Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Cash Transfers and Health: Evidence from Tanzania, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2019) View citations (6) (2019)
38. Training teachers on the job: what works and how to measure it
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)

2015

39. Cash Transfers and Temptation Goods
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Cash Transfers and Temptation Goods, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (35) (2017)
40. Extending the school day in Latin America and the Caribbean
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
41. Orphans and Ebola: estimating the secondary impact of a public health crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
42. Parental human capital and effective school management: evidence from The Gambia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (28)
43. The next wave of deaths from Ebola ? the impact of health care worker mortality
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
44. What really works to improve learning in developing countries ? an analysis of divergent findings in systematic reviews
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article What Really Works to Improve Learning in Developing Countries? An Analysis of Divergent Findings in Systematic Reviews, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2016) View citations (59) (2016)
45. Why Do Students Learn so Little?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2014

46. Cash transfers and temptation goods: a review of global evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (41)
47. Cost-effectiveness measurement in development: accounting for local costs and noisy impacts
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
48. The permanent input hypothesis: the case of textbooks and (no) student learning in Sierra Leone
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)

2008

49. Prioritizing Educational Investments in Children in the Developing World
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (10)

2005

50. Orphans and Schooling in Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis
    Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (7)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Orphans and schooling in africa: a longitudinal analysis, Demography, Springer (2007) View citations (168) (2007)

Journal Articles

2025

1. How to improve education outcomes most efficiently? A review of the evidence using a unified metric
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 172, (C) View citations (2)
2. When the data you have aren’t the data you need: The availability of school-related violence data in low- and middle-income countries
   World Development, 2025, 188, (C)

2024

3. Girls’ Education at Scale
   The World Bank Research Observer, 2024, 39, (1), 47-74
   See also Working Paper Girls’ Education at Scale, Working Papers (2021) (2021)
4. The Impacts of Childcare Interventions on Children's Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 463-66
   See also Working Paper The Impacts of Childcare Interventions on Children’s Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review, Working Papers (2024) (2024)
5. Towards improved and more transparent ethics in randomised controlled trials in development social science
   Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2024, 16, (3), 306-316
   See also Working Paper Towards Improved and More Transparent Ethics in Randomised Controlled Trials in Development Social Science, Working Papers (2022) (2022)

2023

6. Adolescent Girls’ Safety In and Out of School: Evidence on Physical and Sexual Violence from Across Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of Development Studies, 2023, 59, (5), 739-757 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Adolescent Girls’ Safety In and Out of School: Evidence on Physical and Sexual Violence from across Sub-Saharan Africa, Working Papers (2022) (2022)
7. Cash Transfers, Trust, and Inter-household Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2023, 37, (2), 221-234
   See also Working Paper Cash Transfers, Trust, and Inter-household Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania, Working Papers (2022) (2022)
8. How to measure student absenteeism in low- and middle-income countries
   Economics of Education Review, 2023, 96, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper How to Measure Student Absenteeism in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Working Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
9. How to recruit teachers for hard-to-staff schools: A systematic review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries
   Economics of Education Review, 2023, 95, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper How to Recruit Teachers for Hard-to-Staff Schools: A Systematic Review of Evidence from Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Working Papers (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
10. Jody Heymann, Aleta Sprague, Amy Raub Equality Within Our Lifetimes: How Laws and Policies Can Close—or Widen—Gender Gaps in Economies Worldwide University of California Press, 2023, 328 p., $34.95 (or free as an e‐book)
    Population and Development Review, 2023, 49, (3), 713-716
11. Live tutoring calls did not improve learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone
    Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 164, (C) View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Live Tutoring Calls Did Not Improve Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sierra Leone, Working Papers (2023) View citations (8) (2023)
12. The educational impacts of cash transfers in Tanzania
    Economics of Education Review, 2023, 92, (C) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The Educational Impacts of Cash Transfers in Tanzania, Working Papers (2022) (2022)

2022

13. Economic and social development along the urban–rural continuum: New opportunities to inform policy
    World Development, 2022, 157, (C) View citations (9)
14. Teacher Professional Development around the World: The Gap between Evidence and Practice
    (Training to Teach Science: Experimental Evidence from Argentina)
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2022, 37, (1), 107-136 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Teacher Professional Development around the World: The Gap between Evidence and Practice, Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
15. Teacher pay in Africa: Evidence from 15 countries
    World Development, 2022, 155, (C) View citations (1)
16. What We Learn about Girls’ Education from Interventions That Do Not Focus on Girls
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36, (1), 244-267 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper What We Learn about Girls' Education from Interventions that Do Not Focus on Girls, Working Papers (2019) View citations (12) (2019)

2021

17. Florent Bédécarrats, Isabelle Guérin, François Roubaud (Eds.) Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective Oxford University Press, 2020, 448 p., $100.00
    Population and Development Review, 2021, 47, (2), 551-554
18. Gender gaps in education: The long view
    IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2021, 12, (1), 27 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Gender Gaps in Education: The Long View, Working Papers (2020) View citations (20) (2020)
19. School Uniforms, Short-Run Participation, and Long-Run Outcomes: Evidence from Kenya
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2021, 35, (3), 705-719 View citations (2)

2019

20. Cash Transfers and Health: Evidence from Tanzania
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (2), 394-412 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Cash transfers and health: evidence from Tanzania, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
21. Cash transfers increase trust in local government
    World Development, 2019, 114, (C), 138-155 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Cash transfers increase trust in local government, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2018

22. Health‐care quality and information failure: Evidence from Nigeria
    Health Economics, 2018, 27, (3), e90-e93 View citations (1)

2017

23. Cash Transfers and Temptation Goods
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2017, 65, (2), 189 - 221 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Cash Transfers and Temptation Goods, Working Papers (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2016

24. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Development: Accounting for Local Costs and Noisy Impacts
    World Development, 2016, 77, (C), 262-276 View citations (10)
25. What Really Works to Improve Learning in Developing Countries? An Analysis of Divergent Findings in Systematic Reviews
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2016, 31, (2), 242-270 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper What really works to improve learning in developing countries ? an analysis of divergent findings in systematic reviews, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (31) (2015)

2009

26. Learning from Exemplary Practices in International Disaster Management: A Fresh Avenue to Inform U.S. Policy?
    Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2009, 6, (1), 40

2007

27. Orphans and schooling in africa: a longitudinal analysis
    Demography, 2007, 44, (1), 35-57 View citations (168)
    See also Working Paper Orphans and Schooling in Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

Books

2019

1. The Skills Balancing Act in Sub-Saharan Africa
   (Le développement des compétences en Afrique subsaharienne, un exercice d’équilibre)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)

2014

2. Community-Based Conditional Cash Transfers in Tanzania: Results from a Randomized Trial
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (30)

2012

3. Achieving World-Class Education in Brazil: The Next Agenda
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (19)
4. Early Child Education: Making Programs Work for Brazil’s Most Important Generation
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (4)

Chapters

2024

1. Michael R. Kremer (1964–)
   Springer