Publications
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Fe y Alegria schools in Peru: analysis of the institutional management and pedagogy model and lessons for public education
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the characteristics of Fe y alegría’s management both at the institutional and school level, and identify success factors and lessons that can be applied to the rest of the education sector. It analyzes the institutional and pedagogical management and, within each of these, the role of key […]
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Broken Gears: The Value Added of Higher Education on Teachers’ Academic Achievement
A growing literature establishes that good teachers are essential for high quality educational systems. However, little is known about teachers’ skills formation during their college years. In this paper we use a novel panel data set combining two standardized tests for Colombian students: one that is taken at the end of senior year in high […]
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The changing governance of education: a comparative political economy perspective on hybridity
This paper explores the changing governance of education in two distinct contexts: England and Peru. While there are major differences between these two cases, the paper argues that a common agenda can be identified where an increasing degree of organizational hybridity is patent—where the traditionally distinct goals and rationales of public and private sectors are […]
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Políticas de inversión pública y su impacto sobre el desarrollo rural: estrategias y mecanismos de implementación en la última década
Our objective in this paper is to take stock of the various studies published that show the evolution over the last decade of some of the main public investment policies, as well as the impacts they have been generating, with the aim of contributing to the discussion on the functioning of the orientation being taken […]
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Educational opportunities and learning outcomes of children in Peru: a longitudinal model
This collection brings together the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study that focuses on children and poverty – particularly how poverty affects their development and their lives as children, and how children and their families respond to poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some […]
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Measuring the Relative Pay of Latin American School Teachers at the turn of the 20th Century
How much are teachers paid in comparison to those in other professions in Latin America? How have these differences evolved at the turn of the 20th century? This paper documents the extent to which teachers are underpaid vis-à-vis workers in other professional and technical occupations in thirteen Latin-American countries circa 2007. It also analyses the […]
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Medios de comunicación, contenidos y comportamiento: algunos énfasis sobre la inclusión financiera
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Amazonía peruana y desarrollo económico
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