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Journal of Demographic Economics
In this study, we produce a valid and consistent variable for socioeconomic status (SES) at the h... more In this study, we produce a valid and consistent variable for socioeconomic status (SES) at the household level with census microdata from ten developing countries available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series—International (IPUMS-I), the world's largest census database. We use principal components analysis to compute a wealth index based on asset ownership, utilities, and dwelling characteristics. We validate the index by verifying socioeconomic gradients on school enrollment and educational attainment. Given that the availability of socioeconomic indicators varies considerably across samples of census microdata, we implement a stepwise elimination procedure on the wealth index to identify the conditions that produce an internally consistent index. Using the results of the stepwise methodology, we propose which indicators are most important in measuring household SES. The development of the asset index for such a large archive of international census microdata is a ...
Stata do files and ready-for-analysis data used in the analysis published in the Final Report to ... more Stata do files and ready-for-analysis data used in the analysis published in the Final Report to 3ie for the project, "Evaluation of secondary school teacher training under the School Sector Development Program in Nepal" (project code PW3.10). This project was funded as part of the Innovations in Increasing Immunisation Evidence Programme.
The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) promotes evidence-informed, equitable, i... more The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) promotes evidence-informed, equitable, inclusive and sustainable development. We support the generation and effective use of highquality evidence to inform decision-making and improve the lives of people living in poverty in low-and middle-income countries. We provide guidance and support to produce, synthesise and quality assure evidence of what works, for whom, how, why and at what cost. 3ie impact evaluations 3ie-supported impact evaluations assess the difference a development intervention has made to social and economic outcomes. 3ie is committed to funding rigorous evaluations that include a theory-based design, use the most appropriate mix of methods to capture outcomes and are useful in complex development contexts. 3ie accepted the final version of the report, Community advocacy forums and public service delivery in Uganda: Impact and the role of information, deliberation and administrative placement, as partial fulfilment of requirements under grant PW2.15 issued under Policy Window 2. The content has been copyedited and formatted for publication by 3ie. The 3ie technical quality assurance team for this report comprises Sayak Khatua, Francis Rathinam, an anonymous external impact evaluation design expert reviewer and an anonymous external sector expert reviewer, with overall technical supervision by Sebastian Martinez. The 3ie editorial production team for this report comprises Tanvi Lal and Akarsh Gupta.
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative in Nepal'... more This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative in Nepal's primary and lower-secondary schools. This evaluation of the OLPC program in Nepal uses a pre-post test quasi-experimental design that consists of 26 program schools and 39 control schools that are spread across six different districts of the country. A low-cost laptop was provided to each student in grades two, three and six of the program schools at the beginning of the Nepali academic year (May 2009). At the same time, a round of tests in English and mathematics designed specifically for this program was administered to all students in grades two, three, four and six in both program and control schools. The same students were given similar tests in February 2010 and in June/July 2011. The impact of the OLPC program is estimated by analyzing how the program and control schools differ in terms of changes in test scores (double difference comparisons between schools and within schools)...
Journal of Demographic Economics
In this study, we produce a valid and consistent variable for socioeconomic status (SES) at the h... more In this study, we produce a valid and consistent variable for socioeconomic status (SES) at the household level with census microdata from ten developing countries available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series—International (IPUMS-I), the world's largest census database. We use principal components analysis to compute a wealth index based on asset ownership, utilities, and dwelling characteristics. We validate the index by verifying socioeconomic gradients on school enrollment and educational attainment. Given that the availability of socioeconomic indicators varies considerably across samples of census microdata, we implement a stepwise elimination procedure on the wealth index to identify the conditions that produce an internally consistent index. Using the results of the stepwise methodology, we propose which indicators are most important in measuring household SES. The development of the asset index for such a large archive of international census microdata is a ...
Stata do files and ready-for-analysis data used in the analysis published in the Final Report to ... more Stata do files and ready-for-analysis data used in the analysis published in the Final Report to 3ie for the project, "Evaluation of secondary school teacher training under the School Sector Development Program in Nepal" (project code PW3.10). This project was funded as part of the Innovations in Increasing Immunisation Evidence Programme.
The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) promotes evidence-informed, equitable, i... more The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) promotes evidence-informed, equitable, inclusive and sustainable development. We support the generation and effective use of highquality evidence to inform decision-making and improve the lives of people living in poverty in low-and middle-income countries. We provide guidance and support to produce, synthesise and quality assure evidence of what works, for whom, how, why and at what cost. 3ie impact evaluations 3ie-supported impact evaluations assess the difference a development intervention has made to social and economic outcomes. 3ie is committed to funding rigorous evaluations that include a theory-based design, use the most appropriate mix of methods to capture outcomes and are useful in complex development contexts. 3ie accepted the final version of the report, Community advocacy forums and public service delivery in Uganda: Impact and the role of information, deliberation and administrative placement, as partial fulfilment of requirements under grant PW2.15 issued under Policy Window 2. The content has been copyedited and formatted for publication by 3ie. The 3ie technical quality assurance team for this report comprises Sayak Khatua, Francis Rathinam, an anonymous external impact evaluation design expert reviewer and an anonymous external sector expert reviewer, with overall technical supervision by Sebastian Martinez. The 3ie editorial production team for this report comprises Tanvi Lal and Akarsh Gupta.
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative in Nepal'... more This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative in Nepal's primary and lower-secondary schools. This evaluation of the OLPC program in Nepal uses a pre-post test quasi-experimental design that consists of 26 program schools and 39 control schools that are spread across six different districts of the country. A low-cost laptop was provided to each student in grades two, three and six of the program schools at the beginning of the Nepali academic year (May 2009). At the same time, a round of tests in English and mathematics designed specifically for this program was administered to all students in grades two, three, four and six in both program and control schools. The same students were given similar tests in February 2010 and in June/July 2011. The impact of the OLPC program is estimated by analyzing how the program and control schools differ in terms of changes in test scores (double difference comparisons between schools and within schools)...