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Working Papers

2023

1. Cognitive and Socioemotional Skills in Low-Income Countries: Measurement and Associations with Schooling and Earnings
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article Cognitive and socioemotional skills in low-income countries: Measurement and associations with schooling and earnings, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
2. Long-Lived Consequences of Rapid Scale-Up ? The Case of Free Primary Education in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article Long-lived consequences of rapid scale-up? The case of free primary education in six Sub-Saharan African countries, International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier (2023) (2023)

2021

3. Education and Health for Inclusiveness
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
4. Heterogenous Teacher Effects of Two Incentive Schemes: Evidence from a Low-Income Country
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article Heterogenous teacher effects of two incentive schemes: Evidence from a low-income country, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
5. Preparation, Practice, and Beliefs: A Machine Learning Approach to Understanding Teacher Effectiveness
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2020

6. 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)
7. Cambodia
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
8. 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 (7)
   Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2020) View citations (4)
9. Identifying Effective Teachers: Lessons from Four Classroom Observation Tools
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
10. Teacher Performance-Based Incentives and Learning Inequality
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
11. Toward Successful Development Policies: Insights from Research in Development Economics
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2019

12. Improving Preschool Provision and Encouraging Demand: Heterogeneous Impacts of a Large-Scale Program
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
13. The Lost Human Capital: Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement in Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)

2018

14. Cash Transfers, Food Prices, and Nutrition Impacts on Nonbeneficiary Children
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
15. Joint effects of parenting and nutrition status on child development: evidence from rural Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
16. Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
17. Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling (LAYS): Defining A New Macro Measure of Education
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Learning-adjusted years of schooling (LAYS): Defining a new macro measure of education, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2020) View citations (33) (2020)
18. Long-term impacts of alternative approaches to increase schooling: evidence from a scholarship program in Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
19. Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World: Evidence from a School Construction Experiment
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (5)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2014)
    Working Papers, HAL (2014)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2018) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World: Evidence from a School Construction Experiment, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
20. The Lost Human Capital: Teacher Knowledge and Student Learning in Africa
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)

2017

21. Trends and Linkages in Schooling and Work among Cambodian Youth
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (6)
22. What do teachers know and do ? does it matter ? evidence from primary schools in Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (26)

2015

23. Information, knowledge and behavior: evaluating alternative methods of delivering school information to parents
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Information, Knowledge, and Behavior: Evaluating Alternative Methods of Delivering School Information to Parents, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2022) (2022)
24. Republic of Indonesia - Information, Knowledge, and Behavior
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2014

25. Preschools and early childhood development in a second best world: Evidence from a scaled-up experiment in Cambodia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)

2013

26. Impact evaluation of three types of early childhood development interventions in Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
27. Incentivizing schooling for learning: evidence on the impact of alternative targeting approaches
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Incentivizing Schooling for Learning: Evidence on the Impact of Alternative Targeting Approaches, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2016) View citations (9) (2016)

2012

28. Trends and Socio-Economic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Trends and Socioeconomic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World, Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc. (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2009

29. Are there diminishing returns to transfer size in conditional cash transfers ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (26)
30. Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Orphanhood and the Living Arrangements of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (17) (2010)
31. Own and sibling effects of conditional cash transfer programs: theory and evidence from Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (37)
32. School enrollment, selection and test scores
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)

2008

33. Assessing asset indices
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (75)
    See also Journal Article Assessing Asset Indices, Demography, Springer (2012) View citations (69) (2012)
34. Development, modernization, and son preference in fertility decisions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)

2006

35. A Millennium Learning Goal: Measuring Real Progress in Education
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (29)
36. Getting girls into school: evidence from a scholarship program in Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Getting Girls into School: Evidence from a Scholarship Program in Cambodia, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2008) View citations (66) (2008)

2005

37. Disability, poverty and schooling in developing countries: results from eleven household surveys
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (3)
38. Disability, poverty, and schooling in developing countries: results from 11 household surveys
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2004

39. If you build it, will they come? School availability and school enrollment in 21 poor countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article If you build it, will they come? School availability and school enrolment in 21 poor countries, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (30) (2007)

2003

40. Testing for Pay and Promotion Bias in an International Organization
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society
    See also Journal Article Testing for pay and promotion bias in an international organization, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2002

41. Autonomy, participation, and learning in Argentine schools - findings and their implications for decentralization
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
42. Fever and its treatment among the more and less poor in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
43. Poverty, AIDS, and children's schooling - a targeting dilemma
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (28)

2001

44. Does Indonesia have a"low-pay"civil service?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article DOES INDONESIA HAVE A 'LOW PAY' CIVIL SERVICE?, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2001) View citations (7) (2001)

2000

45. The structure of social disparities in education: gender and wealth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (29)

1998

46. Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data - or tears: with an application to educational enrollments in states of India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (198)
47. Gender disparity in South Asia: comparisons between and within countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (29)
48. Health policy in poor countries: weak links in the chain
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (51)
49. Pay and grade differentials at the World Bank
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
50. The effect of household wealth on educational attainment: demographic and health survey evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)

1997

51. Child mortality and public spending on health: how much does money matter?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (79)
52. What educational production functions really show: a positive theory of education spending
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)

1996

53. Environmental degradation and the demand for children: searching for the vicious circle
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

1995

54. Educational attainments in developing countries: new estimates and projections disaggregated by gender
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (46)
55. Estimating the world at work
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

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)

2024

2. Cognitive and socioemotional skills in low-income countries: Measurement and associations with schooling and earnings
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 168, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Cognitive and Socioemotional Skills in Low-Income Countries: Measurement and Associations with Schooling and Earnings, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)
3. Improving preschool provision and encouraging-demand: Evidence from a large-scale construction program
   Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 230, (C)
4. Long‐term impacts of primary school scholarships: Evidence from Cambodia
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2024, 43, (1), 10-38

2023

5. Cash Transfers, Food Prices, and Nutrition Impacts on Ineligible Children
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105, (2), 327-343 View citations (3)
6. Long-lived consequences of rapid scale-up? The case of free primary education in six Sub-Saharan African countries
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2023, 102, (C)
   See also Working Paper Long-Lived Consequences of Rapid Scale-Up ? The Case of Free Primary Education in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2022

7. Heterogenous teacher effects of two incentive schemes: Evidence from a low-income country
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 156, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Heterogenous Teacher Effects of Two Incentive Schemes: Evidence from a Low-Income Country, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)
8. Information, Knowledge, and Behavior: Evaluating Alternative Methods of Delivering School Information to Parents
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2022, 70, (2), 791 - 822
   See also Working Paper Information, knowledge and behavior: evaluating alternative methods of delivering school information to parents, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
9. Teacher pay in Africa: Evidence from 15 countries
   World Development, 2022, 155, (C) View citations (1)

2020

10. Learning-adjusted years of schooling (LAYS): Defining a new macro measure of education
    Economics of Education Review, 2020, 77, (C) View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling (LAYS): Defining A New Macro Measure of Education, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (8) (2018)

2018

11. Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World: Evidence from a School Construction Experiment
    Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53, (2), 474-512 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World: Evidence from a School Construction Experiment, Post-Print (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2017

12. Enrollment without Learning: Teacher Effort, Knowledge, and Skill in Primary Schools in Africa
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (4), 185-204 View citations (80)

2016

13. Incentivizing Schooling for Learning: Evidence on the Impact of Alternative Targeting Approaches
    Journal of Human Resources, 2016, 51, (2), 461-499 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Incentivizing schooling for learning: evidence on the impact of alternative targeting approaches, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (6) (2013)

2014

14. The Medium-Term Effects of Scholarships in a Low-Income Country
    Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49, (3) View citations (37)

2013

15. Trends and Socioeconomic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World
    Population and Development Review, 2013, 39, (1), 1-29 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Trends and Socio-Economic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World, World Bank Publications - Reports (2012) (2012)

2012

16. Assessing Asset Indices
    Demography, 2012, 49, (1), 359-392 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper Assessing asset indices, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (75) (2008)
17. The Socioeconomic Distribution of Adult Mortality during Conflicts in Africa
    Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2012, 18, (3), 12 View citations (2)

2011

18. Does more cash in conditional cash transfer programs always lead to larger impacts on school attendance?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (1), 150-157 View citations (59)

2010

19. Orphanhood and the Living Arrangements of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
    World Development, 2010, 38, (12), 1727-1746 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan Africa, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (11) (2009)

2009

20. Development, Modernization, and Childbearing: The Role of Family Sex Composition
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2009, 23, (3), 371-398 View citations (30)

2008

21. Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries: Results from 14 Household Surveys
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2008, 22, (1), 141-163 View citations (65)
22. Getting Girls into School: Evidence from a Scholarship Program in Cambodia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, (3), 581-617 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Getting girls into school: evidence from a scholarship program in Cambodia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (30) (2006)

2007

23. Autonomy, Participation and Learning: Findings from Argentine Schools, and Implications for Decentralization
    Education Economics, 2007, 15, (1), 103-127 View citations (9)
24. If you build it, will they come? School availability and school enrolment in 21 poor countries
    Journal of Development Studies, 2007, 43, (5), 901-928 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper If you build it, will they come? School availability and school enrollment in 21 poor countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (24) (2004)

2006

25. Inequalities in children's schooling: AIDS, orphanhood, poverty, and gender
    World Development, 2006, 34, (6), 1099-1128 View citations (28)

2005

26. Testing for pay and promotion bias in an international organization
    International Journal of Manpower, 2005, 26, (5), 404-420 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Testing for Pay and Promotion Bias in an International Organization, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 (2003) (2003)

2002

27. Environmental degradation and the demand for children: searching for the vicious circle in Pakistan
    Environment and Development Economics, 2002, 7, (1), 123-146 View citations (11)
28. Weak Links in the Chain II: A Prescription for Health Policy in Poor Countries
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2002, 17, (1), 47-66 View citations (20)

2001

29. DOES INDONESIA HAVE A 'LOW PAY' CIVIL SERVICE?
    Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2001, 37, (2), 189-205 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Does Indonesia have a"low-pay"civil service?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (4) (2001)
30. Estimating Wealth Effects Without Expenditure Data—Or Tears: An Application To Educational Enrollments In States Of India*
    Demography, 2001, 38, (1), 115-132 View citations (1157)

2000

31. Weak Links in the Chain: A Diagnosis of Health Policy in Poor Countries
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2000, 15, (2), 199-224 View citations (134)

1999

32. The Effect of Household Wealth on Educational Attainment: Evidence from 35 Countries
    Population and Development Review, 1999, 25, (1), 85-120 View citations (229)
33. The impact of public spending on health: does money matter?
    Social Science & Medicine, 1999, 49, (10), 1309-1323 View citations (250)
34. What education production functions really show: a positive theory of education expenditures
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (2), 223-239 View citations (126)

Books

2017

1. From Mines and Wells to Well-Built Minds
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

2014

2. Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
   (L’emploi des jeunes en Afrique subsaharienne - Rapport complet)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (97)

2011

3. Making Schools Work: New Evidence on Accountability Reforms
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (124)

Chapters

2017

1. Own and Sibling Effects of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Theory and Evidence from Cambodia1
   A chapter in Research on Economic Inequality, 2017, vol. 25, pp 259-298 View citations (9)