Another natural experiment (Taiwan extends tuition-free schooling from 6 to 9 years), the author finds strong economic returns to education among women.
Studies
Chris Spohr / Taiwan / 2003
Joshua Angrist, Eric Bettinger, Erik Bloom, Elizabeth King, Michael Kremer / Colombia / 2002
After the Colombian government randomly allocated secondary school tuition vouchers, students were found to be more likely to have finished grade 8.
Esther Duflo / Indonesia / 2001
Exploiting a natural experiment (the Indonesian government's school construction program), the author finds strong positive economic returns to education.
William Easterly / Global / 2001
From the abstract: "In this book, Easterly shows how these solutions all violate the basic principles of economics, that people-private individuals and businesses, government officials, even aid donors
Paul Glewwe, Michael Kremer, Sylvie Moulin / Kenya / 2000
After textbooks were randomly distributed in Kenyan schools, test scores only increased for those who were already in the top quintile of academic achievement.
Anuradha De, Jean Dreze / India / 1999
An extensive survey of 200 villages in India, examining education inputs and outcomes.
Steven Spencer, Claude Steele, Diane Quinn / USA / 1999
An experiment was conducted where it was found that women performed poorly when anticipating a "stereotype threat" - i.e. when taking a test which they had been told women stereotypically did worse on.
Andrew Foster and Mark Rosenzweig / India / 1996
Examining the period of the Green Revolution in India, "the returns to (primary) schooling increased during a period of rapid technical progress, particularly in areas with the highest growth rates."
Claude Steele, Joshua Aronson / USA / 1995
Using an experiment, the authors find that African-Americans performed poorly on a verbal exam when anticipating "stereotype threat".
