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Publikováno v:
World Politics. 74:564-609
Oil and gas discoveries in developing countries are often associated with shortsighted economic policies and, in response, with calls to insulate resource management from populist impulses. The authors report on a randomized experiment that tested me
Autor:
Justin Sandefur, Mauricio Romero
Publikováno v:
The Economic Journal. 132:1600-1619
After one year, outsourcing the management of ninety-three randomly-selected government primary schools in Liberia to eight private operators led to modest learning gains (Romero, Sandefur, & Sandholtz, in press). In this paper, we revisit the progra
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Journal of Development Economics. 163:103099
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Journal of Development Economics. :103114
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American Economic Review. 110:364-400
In 2016, the Liberian government delegated management of 93 randomly selected public schools to private providers. Providers received US$50 per pupil, on top of US$50 per pupil annual expenditure in control schools. After one academic year, students
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Journal of Development Economics. 140:12-25
Since 2001, an aid consortium known as Gavi has accounted for over half of vaccines purchased in the 75 eligible countries with an initial GNI below $1,000 per capita. Regression discontinuity estimates suggest most aid for cheap, existing vaccines l
Autor:
Justin Sandefur
The size of the informal sector is commonly associated with low per capita GDP and a poor business environment. Recent episodes of reform and growth in several African countries appear to contradict this pattern. From the mid 1980's onward, Ghana und
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Autor:
Tillman von Carnap, Ingvild Almås, Jesse Heitner, Tessa Bold, Justin Sandefur, Selene Ghisolfi
Publikováno v:
BMJ Global Health, Vol 5, Iss 9 (2020)
BMJ Global Health
BMJ Global Health
Early reports suggest the fatality rate from COVID-19 varies greatly across countries, but non-random testing and incomplete vital registration systems render it impossible to directly estimate the infection fatality rate (IFR) in many low- and middl
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Journal of Public Economics. 168:1-20
What constraints arise when translating successful NGO programs to improve public services in developing countries into government policy? We report on a randomized trial embedded within a nationwide reform of teacher hiring in Kenyan government prim
Autor:
Justin Sandefur
Publikováno v:
Economics of Education Review. 62:267-286
Internationally comparable test scores play a central role in both research and policy debates on education. However, the main international testing regimes, such as PISA, TIMSS, or PIRLS, include almost no low-income countries. Instead, many develop