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Building taxpayer culture in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia: Achievements, challenges and policy recommendations
Building taxpayer culture in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia: Achievements, challenges and policy recommendationsCMI Report | Jul 2012
The study examines measures that aim to encourage taxpayer compliance through taxpayer education and constructive engagement between the government and ...
Taxation, Tax morale, Tax compliance, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
Returns to education among entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
Returns to education among entrepreneurs in BangladeshJournal Article | Jul 2014
This article estimates returns to education among entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, using unique survey data from 2012. Our main instrument for education is ...
Entrepreneurship, returns to schooling, endogeneity, heterogeneity, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Primary education since the introduction of the primary education development plan
Report in External Series | Jan 2004
The Primary Education Development Plan (PEDP) was introduced in July 2001. The plan includes the abolition of school fees, increased teacher recruitment, ...
Primary education, Development plans, , Africa: Tanzania
Corruption in the Education Sector
U4 Issue | Jan 2006
The U4 theme page on Corruption in the Education sector provides essential resources about the challenges posed by corruption in the education sector ...
education, World
Child marriage and education in Eastern Sudan
Child marriage and education in Eastern SudanSudan Brief | Sep 2018
A new understanding that educating girls' does not constrain their marriage potential is emerging in eastern Sudan. Girls who continue their education ...
Child marriage, Education, Algadaref, Red Sea State, Kassala, Sudan
Confronting corruption in education: Advancing accountable practices through budget monitoring
Confronting corruption in education: Advancing accountable practices through budget monitoringU4 Brief | Jun 2009
Education budget work conducted by civil society is a powerful way of holding governments accountable to their citizens, and drawing attention to corruption ...
education, english
Scaling up sexuality education in Senegal: integrating family life education into the national curriculum
Scaling up sexuality education in Senegal: integrating family life education into the national curriculumJournal Article | Jan 2016
In Senegal, school-based sexuality education has evolved over 20 years from family life education (FLE) pilot projects into crosscurricular subjects located ...
Senegal, young people, comprehensive sexuality education, school sex education, scale-up
Corruption-free Education. Lessons from a State- and Civil Society Joint Initiative in Peru
Corruption-free Education. Lessons from a State- and Civil Society Joint Initiative in PeruU4 Brief | Mar 2008
A recent anti-corruption initiative targeting Peru's education sector was undertaken jointly by the Office of the Ombudsman and Transparency International's ...
education, english, corruption, anti-corruption, Peru, Latin America, Peru
The Power of Data: Enhancing Transparency in the Education Sector in Sierra Leone
The Power of Data: Enhancing Transparency in the Education Sector in Sierra LeoneU4 Brief | Aug 2008
The best defence against malfeasance are reliable facts and figures. An effectively functioning Education Management Information System can highlight ...
education, english, corruption, anti-corruption, education sector, Sierra Leone
Financing education in Afghanistan: Opportunities for action
Report in External Series | Jan 2015
The Afghan Ministry of Education estimates that there are presently 8.35 million students (39% of which are girls) in primary, lower secondary, and upper ...
Education, Afghanistan
Education sector corruption: How to assess it and ways to address it
U4 Issue | Apr 2019
Education sector corruption erodes social trust, worsens inequality, and sabotages development. Types of corruption in elementary-secondary education ...
Education and electoral participation: Reported versus actual voting behaviour
Education and electoral participation: Reported versus actual voting behaviourCMI Working Paper | Aug 2015
Using survey data of voters in Tanzania, this paper shows that while education does not affect self-reported voting in general elections, it increases ...
Voting, elections, participation, education, Tanzania, Tanzania
Education and electoral participation: Reported versus actual voting behaviour
Education and electoral participation: Reported versus actual voting behaviourJournal Article | Dec 2016
Using survey data of voters in Tanzania, this paper shows that while education does not affect self-reported voting in general elections, it increases ...
Voting, elections, participation, education, Tanzania
Female empowerment and education of children in Nepal
Female empowerment and education of children in NepalCMI Working Paper | Jul 2014
A family survey was conducted in Nepal to investigate whether female empowerment leads to more education, in particular for girls. The relative economic ...
Education, intrahousehold, female autonomy, Nepal
Teachers and Taxis: Corruption in the Education Sector in Honduras
Teachers and Taxis: Corruption in the Education Sector in HondurasU4 Brief | May 2008
Honduras invests large sums in education,but powerful teachers' unions and political appointments hinder reforms in a sector vulnerable to corruption ...
education, english, corruption, Honduras, Honduras
Education and entrepreneurial success
Education and entrepreneurial successJournal Article | Mar 2015
This paper estimates the effect of education on the success of entrepreneurial activity, using survey data from Malawi. An instrument variable approach ...
Entrepreneurship, returns to schooling, endogeneity, Malawi, Malawi
The relationship between the state, family and household. Consequences for women's participation in the education system in Kerala, India
DERAP Working Paper | Jan 1990
The theme of this working paper is gender and education in India, and more specifically the question why there is significantly higher participation of ...
Gender relations, Education, Kerala, India, Asia: India
Corruption in universities: Paths to integrity in the higher education subsector
U4 Issue | Sep 2019
Corruption and fraud in higher education is a global scourge that hinders human capital formation, especially in developing countries. It ranges from ...
Values education for public integrity. What works and what doesn’t
Values education for public integrity. What works and what doesn’tU4 Issue | May 2020
Schools and universities in various countries are teaching youth about integrity norms and values. Despite limited evidence on effectiveness, some good ...
Education
Scaling up of Life Skills Based Education in Pakistan: a case study
Journal Article | Mar 2015
Young people between the ages of 10 and 19 make up 23% of Pakistan’s population. In Pakistan, young people face many challenges in terms of sexual ...
young people, life skills, sexual and reproductive health, scale-up, Pakistan