In this article, we reviewed and interpreted the evidence from 223 rigorous impact
evaluations of educational initiatives conducted in 56 low-and middle-income countries. We …

This paper reviews and interprets the evidence from 223 rigorous impact evaluations of
educational initiatives conducted in 56 low-and middle-income countries. We consider for …

Following the widespread adoption of free primary education, African policymakers are now
considering making secondary school free, but little is known about the private and social …

This article assesses the role of conditionality in cash transfer programs using a unique
experiment targeted at adolescent girls in Malawi. The program featured two distinct …

Using a student level randomization, we compare three education-based conditional cash
transfers designs: a standard design, a design where part of the monthly transfers are …

We examine the impact of the Kenyan Free Primary Education program on student
participation, sorting, and achievement on the primary school exit examination. Exploiting …

We evaluate a “girl-friendly” primary school program in Burkina Faso using a regression
discontinuity design. After 2.5 years, the program increased enrollment by 19 percentage …

We evaluate multiple variants of a commonly used intervention to boost education in
develo** countries--the conditional cash transfer (CCT)--with a student level …

Many empirical applications of regression discontinuity (RD) models use a running variable
that is rounded and hence discrete, eg age in years, or birth weight in ounces. This paper …

The objectives of this Campbell systematic review were to respond to the following
questions: Main Question: What are the effects of interventions implemented in develo** …