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Are Public Libraries Improving Quality of Education?: When the Provision of Public Goods is Not Enough

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dc.contributor.authorRodriguez Lesmes, Paul
dc.contributor.authorTrujillo, Jose Daniel
dc.contributor.authorValderrama, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-04T22:51:51Z
dc.date.available2015-11-04T22:51:51Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the relation between public, education-related infrastructure and the quality of education in schools. The analysis uses a case study of the establishment of two large, high-quality public libraries in low-income areas in Bogotá, Colombia. It assesses the impact of these libraries on the quality of education by comparing national test scores (SABER 11) for schools close to and far from the libraries before (2000–02) and after (2003–08) the libraries were opened. The paper introduces a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition on difference-in-differences estimates to assess whether variation of traditional determinants of mathematics, verbal, and science test scores explains the estimates. The analysis finds differences that are not statistically different from zero that could be attributed to the establishment of the libraries. These results are robust to alternative specifications, a synthetic control approach, and an alternative measure of distance.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25103257/public-libraries-improving-quality-education-provision-public-goods-not-enough
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7429
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22852
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7429
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectEVALUATION OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHING FORCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectCOLLEGE
dc.subjectMALE STUDENTS
dc.subjectITS
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectSCHOOL LIBRARY SERVICES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSTUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectTUITION
dc.subjectMALE STUDENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL DAY
dc.subjectEDUCATION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPUPIL RATIO
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectSUBJECT AREAS
dc.subjectHIGH ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectLEARNING MATERIALS
dc.subjectEDUCATION QUALITY
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectTEACHER-PUPIL RATIO
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectCRITICAL THINKING
dc.subjectSCHOOL CALENDARS
dc.subjectLEARNING MATERIAL
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectPUPIL-TEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectTESTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectGRADUATE
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPEDAGOGY
dc.subjectLET
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INPUTS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectSCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectTESTING
dc.subjectGRADUATE STUDIES
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectLIBRARIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectSCHOOL SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectSPORTS
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectSTUDY
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS
dc.subjectACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectSTUDIES
dc.subjectTEACHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIBRAR
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectTUITION FEES
dc.subjectSOFTWARE
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectSTUDENT
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCHOOL LIBRARY
dc.subjectSTUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSCHOOL COUNCILS
dc.subjectWORKSHOPS
dc.subjectSCHOOL LIBRARIES
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCALL
dc.subjectFEMALE STUDENTS
dc.subjectCOLLEGE STUDENTS
dc.subjectTEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectSTATISTICS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectTYPES OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectFACILITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPRIMARY LEVEL
dc.subjectSCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHER-STUDENT RATIO
dc.subjectNUMBER OF STUDENTS
dc.subjectFEES
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHER QUALITY
dc.subjectFREE TEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectCLASSROOMS
dc.subjectSCHOOL
dc.subjectEDUCATION DATA
dc.subjectSCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectGRADUATE STUDENTS
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING
dc.subjectACADEMIC YEAR
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectACADEMIC RESULTS
dc.titleAre Public Libraries Improving Quality of Education?en
dc.title.subtitleWhen the Provision of Public Goods is Not Enoughen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleAre Public Libraries Improving Quality of Education? When the Public Good Provision is Not Enough
okr.date.disclosure2015-09-30
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7429
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okr.region.countryColombia
okr.topicEducation For All
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicPrimary Education
okr.topicEffective Schools and Teachers
okr.topicSecondary Education
okr.topicEducation
okr.unitPoverty Global Practice Group
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