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Delivering Education to the Underserved through a Public-Private Partnership Program in Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorBarrera-Osorio, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorBlakeslee, David S.
dc.contributor.authorHoover, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorLinden, Leigh L.
dc.contributor.authorRaju, Dhushyanth
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Stephen P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-21T16:33:18Z
dc.date.available2017-09-21T16:33:18Z
dc.date.issued2017-08
dc.description.abstractThis study experimentally evaluates the short-term impacts of public per-student subsidies to partnering local entrepreneurs to establish and operate tuition-free, coeducational, private primary schools in educationally underserved villages in Sindh province, Pakistan. Two subsidy structures were tested, one in which the subsidy amount did not differ by student gender, and the other in which the subsidy amount was higher for female students. The program administrator introduced the latter structure with the aim of correcting for the gender disparity in school enrollment in the general program setting. The program increased school enrollment by 30 percentage points in treated villages, for boys and girls. It increased test scores by 0.63 standard deviations in treated villages. The gender-differentiated subsidy structure did not have larger impacts on girls' enrollment or test scores than the gender-uniform one. Program schools proved more effective in raising test scores than government schools located near the villages, with program-school students scoring 0.16 standard deviations higher, despite coming from more socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Estimations of the demand for schooling and education production suggest nearly efficient choices on school inputs by the program administrator and partnering entrepreneurs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/868011504015520701/Delivering-education-to-the-underserved-through-a-public-private-partnership-program-in-Pakistan
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8177
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28354
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8177
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITY
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE EDUCATION
dc.titleDelivering Education to the Underserved through a Public-Private Partnership Program in Pakistanen
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/35243 Journal article
okr.crossref.titleDelivering Education to the Underserved through a Public-Private Partnership Program in Pakistan
okr.date.disclosure2017-08-29
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/868011504015520701/Delivering-education-to-the-underserved-through-a-public-private-partnership-program-in-Pakistan
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8177
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
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okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Economics of Education
okr.topicEducation::Education Finance
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, South Asia Region
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