Education and Skills
Education is both a human right and a productive asset. A quality education allows young people to gain skills and become more knowledgeable and productive citizens. However, millions of children and youth across the world remain out of school or unable to meet reading and numeracy proficiency standards. The King Center supports students, faculty, and emerging scholars who aim to improve educational outcomes and boost access to quality education systems through research.
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Global determinants of education reform
Faculty Affiliate Patricia Bromley speaks on a FreshEd podcast about the World Education Reform Database she co-developed.
February 18, 2024
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A world unprepared: Missing skills for development
In VoxDev, Faculty Affiliate Eric Hanushek and co-authors address questions around the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal of universal quality education.
November 24, 2023
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Skill versus voice in local development
Incoming Faculty Director Katherine Casey discusses if delegation to technocrats or inclusive decision-making can improve local development outcomes in Sierra Leone.
November 01, 2023
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Related Working Papers
- Li, H., Meng, L., Mu, K., & Wang, S. (2024). English Language Requirement and Educational Inequality: Evidence from 16 Million College Applicants in China.
- Abramitzky, R., Boustan, L., Catron, P., Connor, D., & Voigt, R. (2023). The Refugee Advantage: English-Language Attainment in the Early Twentieth Century.
- Dupas, P., Falezan, C., Jayachandran, S., & Walsh, M. (2023). Informing Mothers about the Benefits of Conversing with Infants: Experimental Evidence from Ghana.