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ABC, 123: Can you text me now? The Impact of a Mobile Phone Literacy Program on Educational Outcomes
Ksoll, Christopher; Aker, Jenny C.; Lybbert, Travis J. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2010
We report the short-term results from a randomized evaluation of a mobile phone literacy and numeracy program (Project ABC) in Niger, in which adult literacy students learned how to use mobile phones as part of a literacy and numeracy class.  Students in ABC villages showed substantial gains in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004442
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Transportation Technology and Economic Change: The Impact of Colonial Railroads on City Growth in Africa
Jedwab, Remi; Moradi, Alexander - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2013
What is the impact of modern transportation technology on long-run economic change in poor countries with high trade costs?  Rail construction in colonial Sub-Saharan Africa provides a natural experiment: 90% of African rail-road lines were built before independence, in a context where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159004
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Mobile Phone Coverage and Producer Markets: Evidence from West Africa
Fafchamps, Marcel; Aker, Jenny C. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2013
Expansion in mobile phone coverage has improved access to information throughout the developing world, particularly within sub-Saharan Africa.  The existing evidence suggests that information technology has improved market efficiency and reduced consumer prices for certain commodities.  There...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159024
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Philippines - Education Policy Reforms in Action : A Review of Progress Since PESS and PCER
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2004
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The Standard of Living in Latin America During the Twentieth Century
Bergés, Ame; Fitzgerald, Valpy - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2004
Assessing the economic development of Latin America during the twentieth century requires reliable estimates of living standards as measured by per capita income, life expectancy, and literacy. New comparable series for Latin America suggest that these three indicators made the greatest strides...
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Benchmarking the Governance of Tertiary Education Systems
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2012
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Haiti : Can Non-Public Schools Fill the Gap for Poor Children?
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2015
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Reshaping the Future : Education and Postconflict Reconstruction
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank
The aim of this volume is to draw international attention to the key role that education can play in both preventing … the devastating consequences of conflict on a country's education systems and outcomes, as well to emphasize the … importance of maximizing the opportunities to reform education systems presented by a reconstruction setting, adopting a long …
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Ukraine : Education Reform Policy Note
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2003
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Monitoring Educational Performance in the Caribbean
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685750