Publication: Results-Based Financing in Education: Learning from What Works
Date
2019-01
ISSN
Published
2019-01
Author(s)
Lee, Jessica D.
Medina, Octavio
Abstract
Results-based financing (RBF) has gained
popularity in the international development community
because of its potential to make education spending more
effective and efficient. In the education sector, RBF has
been primarily applied to four levels: teachers; students
and families; schools; and governments. The results overall
have been mixed, with some notable successes and some
disappointing experiences. This report explores when and how
RBF can help achieve better impacts in education. While
there is no rigorous evidence available to suggest that RBF
on its own is better at producing learning outcomes relative
to other development financing modalities, there is a
significant amount of research that shows RBF can have
positive effects by incentivizing specific stakeholders in
the education system. In addition, there is operational
evidence available on how RBF can be designed and
implemented with country partners more effectively. It is
important for practitioners and policymakers to learn from
this evidence as the RBF portfolio in education grows across
development agencies.
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Citation
“Lee, Jessica D.; Medina, Octavio. 2019. Results-Based Financing in Education: Learning from What Works. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31250 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”