Friday, May 2 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM   •   Harvard

Session 131:
School Costs and School Quality -- What Affects Outcomes?

Chair: Deon P. Filmer, World Bank Group
Discussant: Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Harvard University

  1. School Fee Abolition and Its Effects on Education Indicators • Ray Langsten, American University in Cairo

  2. Targeting Girls’ Education: Effects of Gender Targeting on Enrollment, Retention, and Learning in Rural Rajasthan • Clara Delavallade, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Alan Griffith, University of Michigan ; Gaurav Shukla, Educate Girls ; Rebecca L. Thornton, University of Michigan

  3. Does School Quality Improve Student Performance? New Evidence from Ghana • Kehinde F. Ajayi, Boston University

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