Details about Harry Anthony Patrinos

Homepage:	https://hpatrinos.com/
Workplace:	Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) Global Labor Organization (GLO), (more information at EDIRC) University of Arkansas, Department of Education Reform

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Working Papers

2025

1. The Learning Crisis in the United States Three Years After COVID-19
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2025)
2. The Learning Crisis: Three Years After COVID-19
   Papers, arXiv.org
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024) View citations (2)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2024) View citations (2)

2024

3. COVID-19, School Closures, and Student Learning Outcomes: New Global Evidence from PISA
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2024) View citations (5)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2024)
4. Education: Innovative Financing in Developing Countries
   Education Working Papers, The World Bank
5. The Mis-Education of Women in Afghanistan: From Wage Premiums to Economic Losses
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2024)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)
6. The Returns to Education over Time and the Effect of COVID-19
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2024)

2023

7. A Review of Human Development and Environmental Outcomes
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
8. Evaluation of Educational Loss in Europe and Central Asia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
9. Human Capital and Climate Change
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2023)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)
10. Learning during the Pandemic: Evidence from Uzbekistan
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)
11. The Impact of the Transition and EU Membership on the Returns to Schooling in Europe
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2023)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)
12. The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2022

13. An Analysis of COVID-19 Student Learning Loss
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
14. Capturing the Educational and Economic Impacts of School Closures in Poland
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022) View citations (1)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2022)
15. Returns to Education in Greece: Evidence from the 1977 Labor Market Survey Using the Greek Civil War as an Instrument
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Returns to Education in Greece: Evidence from the 1977 Labor Market Survey using the Greek Civil War as an Instrument, Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
16. Returns to Education in the Public and Private Sectors: Europe and Central Asia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022) View citations (1)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2022) View citations (1)

2021

17. Education Quality, Green Technology, and the Economic Impact of Carbon Pricing
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021)
18. Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
19. Measuring human capital using global learning data
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article Measuring human capital using global learning data, Nature, Nature (2021) View citations (68) (2021)

2020

20. Economic Crises and Returns to University Education in Middle-Income Countries: Stylized Facts and COVID-19 Projections
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
21. Lost Wages: The COVID-19 Cost of School Closures
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (22)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020) View citations (23)
22. Promoting Parental Involvement in Schools: Evidence From Two Randomized Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (13)
23. Response to COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
24. Returns to Education in Azerbaijan: Some New Estimates
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
25. Returns to Education in the Russian Federation
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
26. Returns to Education in the Russian Federation: Some New Estimates
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Returns to Education in the Russian Federation: Some New Estimates, HSE Economic Journal, National Research University Higher School of Economics (2021) (2021)
27. The Learning Challenge in the 21st Century
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2019

28. GLOBALISATION AND GOVERNANCE: Returns to Investment in Education: The Case of Turkey
    ERC Working Papers, ERC - Economic Research Center, Middle East Technical University View citations (3)
29. Measuring Human Capital
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (4)
30. Returns to Investment in Education: The Case of Turkey
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2019) View citations (3)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum (2019) View citations (2)
    Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum (2019) View citations (3)
31. School-Based Management and Learning Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Colima, Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
32. The Changing Pattern of Returns to Education: What Impact Will This Have on Inequality?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2018

33. Automation and labor market outcomes: the pivotal role of high-quality education
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
34. Comprehensive Private School Model for Low-Income Urban Children in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
35. Global Dataset on Education Quality
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
36. Global Dataset on Education Quality: A Review and Update (2000-2017)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
37. Global data set on education quality (1965-2015)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
38. Returns to investment in education: a decennial review of the global literature
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (247)
    See also Journal Article Returns to investment in education: a decennial review of the global literature, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (246) (2018)
39. The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2015

40. The impact of an accountability intervention with diagnostic feedback: evidence from Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The impact of an accountability intervention with diagnostic feedback: Evidence from Mexico, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (13) (2017)

2014

41. Comparable Estimates of Returns to Schooling Around the World
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (195)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (161)
42. School autonomy and accountability in Thailand: a systems approach for assessing policy intent and implementation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
43. What Matters Most for Engaging the Private Sector in Education
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2013

44. An expansion of a global data set on educational quality: a focus on achievement in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
45. Framework for the reform of education systems and planning for quality
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
46. Functional literacy, heterogeneity and the returns to schooling: multi-country evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2012

47. Heterogeneous returns to education in the labor market
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
48. Strengthening Education Quality in East Asia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
49. Stuck in the middle ? human capital development and economic growth in Malaysia and Thailand
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
50. The Jordan education initiative: a multi-stakeholder partnership model to support education reform
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2011

51. Assessment testing can be used to inform policy decisions: the case of Jordan
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
52. Education: past, present and future global challenges
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
53. Measuring aversion to debt: an experiment among student loan candidates
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Measuring Aversion to Debt: An Experiment Among Student Loan Candidates, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer (2019) View citations (9) (2019)
54. School Autonomy and Accountability
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
55. Using the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition technique to analyze learning outcomes changes over time: an application to Indonesia's results in PISA mathematics
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Using the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Technique to Analyze Learning Outcomes Changes over Time: An Application to Indonesia’s Results in PISA Mathematics, Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development (2011) View citations (13) (2011)

2010

56. Private education provision and public finance: the Netherlands
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Private education provision and public finance: the Netherlands, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
57. School Autonomy and Accountability in Context: Application of Benchmarking Indicators in Selected European Countries
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
58. The Impact of the 1999 Education Reform in Poland
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw View citations (13)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (9)
59. The determinants of wealth and gender inequity in cognitive skills in Latin America
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
60. Within-school tracking in south Korea: an analysis using Pisa 2003
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2009

61. Social networks among indigenous peoples in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
62. The Benefits and Costs of Alternative Strategies to Improve Educational Outcomes
    ISU General Staff Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (3)
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (2)

2008

63. A positive stigma for child labor ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
64. Can cost-benefit analysis guide education policy in developing countries ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
    See also Chapter Can Cost–Benefit Analysis Guide Education Policy in Developing Countries?, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2009) (2009)
65. Empowering parents to improve education: evidence from rural Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Empowering parents to improve education: Evidence from rural Mexico, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (38) (2012)
66. Financing lifelong learning
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
67. Quality of schooling, returns to schooling and the 1981 vouchers reform in Chile
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Quality of Schooling, Returns to Schooling and the 1981 Vouchers Reform in Chile, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2007

68. Economic Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: Conference Edition
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (9)
69. Enhancing Accountability in Schools: What Can Choice and Contracting Contribute
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
70. Indigenous peoples in Latin America: economic opportunities and social networks
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
71. Institutional effects as determinants of learning outcomes: exploring state variations in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
72. The living conditions of children
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2006

73. Estimating the returns to education: accounting for heterogeneity in ability
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (26)
74. Quality of schooling and quality of schools for indigenous students in Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)

2005

75. Child labor, school attendance, and indigenous households: evidence from Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
76. Compensatory Education for Disadvantaged Students: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation Study in Mexico
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
77. Estimating the returns to education in Argentina: 1992-2002
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
78. Rising returns to schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002: productivity or credentialism?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2004

79. Economic volatility and returns to education in Venezuela: 1992-2002
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Economic volatility and returns to education in Venezuela: 1992-2002, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (15) (2006)
80. Education for All: Compensating for Disadvantage in Mexico
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
81. Incidence analysis of public support to the private education sector in Cote d'Ivoire
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
82. Schooling and labor market impacts of a natural policy experiment
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Schooling and Labor Market Impacts of a Natural Policy Experiment, LABOUR, CEIS (2005) View citations (18) (2005)

2003

83. Technology, computers, and wages: evidence from a developing economy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Technology, computers and wages: evidence from a developing economy, Brussels Economic Review, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

2002

84. Child Labor in Bolivia and Colombia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
85. Returns to investment in education: a further update
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (264)
    See also Journal Article Returns to investment in education: a further update, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2004) View citations (871) (2004)

2001

86. Economic analysis of World Bank education projects and project outcomes
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

1998

87. Education and earnings in a transition economy (Vietnam)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
88. The Role of Private Sector in Education in Vietnam. Evidence from the Vietnam Living Standards Survey
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Role of the Private Sector in Education in Vietnam: Evidence From the Vietnam Living Standards Survey, World Development, Elsevier (1999) View citations (28) (1999)

1994

89. Pueblos indígenas y pobreza en América Latina: un análisis empírico
    Series Históricas, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
90. Union - nonunion wage differentials in the developing world: a case study of Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)

1992

91. Socioeconomic and ethnic determinants of grade repetition in Bolivia and Guatemala
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The returns to education turn 50: reflections on the work of George Psacharopoulos
   Education Economics, 2024, 32, (5), 557-560

2023

2. Estimating returns to education: back to the short-cut
   Economics Bulletin, 2023, 43, (3), 1208 - 1213
3. Global learning loss in student achievement: First estimates using comparable reading scores
   Economics Letters, 2023, 232, (C) View citations (16)
4. Improving Learning in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2023, 14, (S1), 55-80 View citations (4)

2022

5. Learning loss and learning recovery
   DECISION: Official Journal of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, 2022, 49, (2), 183-188 View citations (1)
6. Returns to Education in Greece: Evidence from the 1977 Labor Market Survey using the Greek Civil War as an Instrument
   Economics Bulletin, 2022, 42, (1), 288 - 293 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Returns to Education in Greece: Evidence from the 1977 Labor Market Survey Using the Greek Civil War as an Instrument, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2021

7. A data set of comparable estimates of the private rate of return to schooling in the world, 1970–2014
   International Journal of Manpower, 2021, 44, (6), 1248-1268 View citations (3)
8. Comprehensive private schooling for low-income children: Experimental case-study evidence from Mexico
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, 87, (C)
9. Measuring human capital using global learning data
   Nature, 2021, 592, (7854), 403-408 View citations (68)
   See also Working Paper Measuring human capital using global learning data, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (67) (2021)
10. Private and Social Returns to Investment in Education: the Case of Turkey with Alternative Methods
    Applied Economics, 2021, 53, (14), 1638-1658 View citations (14)
11. Returns to Education in the Russian Federation: Some New Estimates
    HSE Economic Journal, 2021, 25, (3), 403–422
    See also Working Paper Returns to Education in the Russian Federation: Some New Estimates, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
12. The Role of Education in Mitigating Automation’s Effect on Wage Inequality
    LABOUR, 2021, 35, (1), 79-104 View citations (4)

2019

13. Measuring Aversion to Debt: An Experiment Among Student Loan Candidates
    Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2019, 40, (1), 117-131 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Measuring aversion to debt: an experiment among student loan candidates, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (19) (2011)

2018

14. Returns to investment in education: a decennial review of the global literature
    Education Economics, 2018, 26, (5), 445-458 View citations (246)
    See also Working Paper Returns to investment in education: a decennial review of the global literature, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (247) (2018)

2017

15. The impact of an accountability intervention with diagnostic feedback: Evidence from Mexico
    Economics of Education Review, 2017, 58, (C), 123-140 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The impact of an accountability intervention with diagnostic feedback: evidence from Mexico, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2016

16. Estimating the return to schooling using the Mincer equation
    IZA World of Labor, 2016, 278 View citations (27)
    Also in IZA World of Labor, 278.v2
17. The effects of delaying tracking in secondary school: evidence from the 1999 education reform in Poland
    Education Economics, 2016, 24, (6), 557-572 View citations (8)

2015

18. Adult literacy, heterogeneity and returns to schooling in Chile
    Education Economics, 2015, 23, (1), 122-136
19. Exploring the Differential Impact of Public Interventions on Indigenous People: Lessons from Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer Program
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2015, 16, (3), 452-467 View citations (5)

2014

20. The Screening Hypothesis and the Returns to Schooling in Argentina
    Research in Applied Economics, 2014, 6, (3), 28-42 View citations (1)

2013

21. Private education provision and public finance: the Netherlands
    Education Economics, 2013, 21, (4), 392-414 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Private education provision and public finance: the Netherlands, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2012

22. Empowering parents to improve education: Evidence from rural Mexico
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (1), 68-79 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Empowering parents to improve education: evidence from rural Mexico, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (17) (2008)

2011

23. Quality of Schooling, Returns to Schooling and the 1981 Vouchers Reform in Chile
    World Development, 2011, 39, (12), 2245-2256 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Quality of schooling, returns to schooling and the 1981 vouchers reform in Chile, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
24. School Choice in The Netherlands
    ifo DICE Report, 2011, 9, (02), 55-59 View citations (1)
25. Using the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Technique to Analyze Learning Outcomes Changes over Time: An Application to Indonesia’s Results in PISA Mathematics
    Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 2011, 11, (3) View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Using the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition technique to analyze learning outcomes changes over time: an application to Indonesia's results in PISA mathematics, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2010

26. An Empirical Illustration of Positive Stigma towards Child Labor
    Economics Bulletin, 2010, 30, (1), 799-807 View citations (6)

2009

27. A note on schooling and wage inequality in the public and private sector
    Empirical Economics, 2009, 37, (2), 383-392 View citations (9)

2007

28. Estimating the Returns to Education in Argentina Using Quantile Regression Analysis: 1992-2002
    Económica, 2007, LIII, (1-2), 53-72 View citations (5)
    Also in Económica, 2007, LIII, (1-2), 53-72 (2007) View citations (7)

2006

29. Book Review
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 55, (1), 240-242
30. Economic volatility and returns to education in Venezuela: 1992-2002
    Applied Economics, 2006, 38, (17), 1991-2005 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Economic volatility and returns to education in Venezuela: 1992-2002, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2005

31. Schooling and Labor Market Impacts of a Natural Policy Experiment
    LABOUR, 2005, 19, (4), 705-719 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Schooling and labor market impacts of a natural policy experiment, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2004

32. Returns to investment in education: a further update
    Education Economics, 2004, 12, (2), 111-134 View citations (871)
    See also Working Paper Returns to investment in education: a further update, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (264) (2002)
33. Technology, computers and wages: evidence from a developing economy
    Brussels Economic Review, 2004, 47, (3-4), 543 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Technology, computers, and wages: evidence from a developing economy, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (5) (2003)

2003

34. Curious George: the enduring Psacharopoulos legacy on the economics of education in developing countries
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (5), 451-454
35. Education and earnings in a transition economy: the case of Vietnam
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (5), 503-510 View citations (31)

2000

36. Indigenous Language Skills and the Labor Market in a Developing Economy: Bolivia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2000, 48, (2), 349-67 View citations (34)

1999

37. The Role of the Private Sector in Education in Vietnam: Evidence From the Vietnam Living Standards Survey
    World Development, 1999, 27, (5), 887-902 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper The Role of Private Sector in Education in Vietnam. Evidence from the Vietnam Living Standards Survey, Working Papers (1998) View citations (3) (1998)

1997

38. Differences in education and earnings across ethnic groups in Guatemala
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 1997, 37, (4), 809-821 View citations (12)
39. Family size, schooling and child labor in Peru - An empirical analysis
    Journal of Population Economics, 1997, 10, (4), 387-405 View citations (231)

1996

40. Non-linearities in the returns to education: sheepskin effects or threshold levels of human capital?
    Applied Economics Letters, 1996, 3, (3), 171-173 View citations (11)

1995

41. Engineers and economic development in Greece
    International Journal of Manpower, 1995, 16, (10), 39-56
42. Labour market discrimination against indigenous people in Peru
    Journal of Development Studies, 1995, 32, (2), 218-233 View citations (14)
43. Socioeconomic background, schooling, experience, ability and monetary rewards in Greece
    Economics of Education Review, 1995, 14, (1), 85-91 View citations (27)

1994

44. Education and earnings in Paraguay
    Economics of Education Review, 1994, 13, (4), 321-327 View citations (13)

1992

45. North American Indians in the Canadian labour market: A decomposition of wage differentials
    Economics of Education Review, 1992, 11, (3), 257-266 View citations (16)

Books

2014

1. Learning in the Face of Adversity
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

2011

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

2009

3. Decentralized Decision-making in Schools: The Theory and Evidence on School-based Management
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (63)
4. Emerging Evidence on Vouchers and Faith-based Providers in Education: Case Studies from Africa, Latin America, and Asia
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (8)
5. The Role and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Education
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (55)

2007

6. Mobilizing the Private Sector for Public Education: A View from the Trenches
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (5)

Edited books

2014

1. Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Development
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (3)

2012

2. Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Development
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (46)

2006

3. Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (48)

Chapters

2009

1. Can Cost–Benefit Analysis Guide Education Policy in Developing Countries?
   Chapter 4 in Handbook of Research on Cost–Benefit Analysis, 2009
   See also Working Paper Can cost-benefit analysis guide education policy in developing countries ?, The World Bank (2008) View citations (13) (2008)

2008

2. Education and Human Capital
   Chapter 24 in International Handbook of Development Economics, Volumes 1 & 2, 2008

2006

3. Estimating the Number of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
4. Key Messages and an Agenda for Action
   Palgrave Macmillan

2004

5. Human Capital and Rates of Return
   Chapter 1 in International Handbook on the Economics of Education, 2004 View citations (6)