Shwetlena Sabarwal
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3710020 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Shwetlena Sabarwal |
| NOMBRES | Shwetlena |
| APELLIDO | Sabarwal |
| FIRMA | SABARWAL S |
| AFILIACIONES | World Bank |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4711-3507 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Social Norms and Female Labour Force Participation in Bangladesh
A large proportion of Bangladesh’s working age female youth population is not in employment, education or training (NEET). Reducing this figure is an important policy objective. However, there is a broad consensus that pervasive gender norms in Bangladesh and other countries in the Global South hinder this goal. This study analyses the social basis of support for young working women. It departs from a theoretical understanding of norms as conting…
How to improve education outcomes most efficiently? A review of the evidence using a unified metric
Many low- and middle-income countries lag far behind high-income countries in educational access and student learning. Policymakers must make tough choices about which investments to make to improve education with limited resources. Although hundreds of education interventions have been rigorously evaluated, making comparisons between the results is challenging. This paper provides the most recent and comprehensive review of the literature on eff…
Do education systems trust decentralization? Evidence from survey experiments in Nepal
Understanding the effects of values affirmation on deaf students in Nepal
In this paper, we present two studies from the first randomized controlled trial on the impact of a values affirmation intervention on academic performance and psychological well-being in school for deaf students in secondary deaf schools in Nepal. In Study 1, we found moderate and suggestive evidence that values affirmation had a small effect on lowering students’ perceived stereotype threats and improving their academic performance. Contrary to…
Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Education Outcomes
Extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting schooling. Yet, these are underrepresented in the climate change literature. Of 15 review articles on the economic impacts of climate change published since 2010, only three mention the impacts of climate change on education. We review available literature on the effects of weather extremes on education. We outline key pathways through which these events impact education outcomes, as well as the …
Out of sight, out of mind? The gap between students’ test performance and teachers’ estimations in India and Bangladesh
This is one of the first studies of the mismatch between students’ test scores and teachers’ estimations of those scores in low- and middle-income countries. Prior studies in high-income countries have found strong correlations between these metrics. We leverage data on actual and estimated scores in math and language from India and Bangladesh and find that teachers misestimate their students’ scores and that their estimations reveal their miscon…
All pain and no gain
We conducted an at-scale randomized control trial among 18,281 secondary students in Tanzania to examine the effects of self-set academic goals on students’ efforts and academic outcomes. We also tested the impact of combining goal setting with non-financial rewards. We found that goal-setting had a significant positive effect on self-reported student time use, study effort, and self-discipline, along with a positive but statistically insignifica…
Can destigmatizing mental health increase willingness to seek help? Experimental evidence from Nepal
We conducted a randomized control trial to study the impact of two information messages aimed at reducing the stigma associated with mental illness on the willingness to seek mental health care among adults in Nepal. The first intervention shares information about the prevalence of mental health issues and the efficacy of treatment. The second intervention shares information about the mental health struggles of a Nepali celebrity and how he benef…
Online training and financial incentives for teachers
Learning-adjusted years of schooling (Lays)
World Development Report 2019
Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. New ways of production are adopted, markets expand, and societies evolve. But some changes provoke more attention than others, in part due to the vast uncertainty involved in making predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new so…
Tanzania Skills for Competitiveness in the Small and Medium Enterprise Sector
We examine the question of workforce skills for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Tanzania and find a mixed picture full of potential. On the one hand, education access has expanded at all levels and a more educated cohort is now entering the labor market - signaling the availability of a more skilled workforce for SMEs. On the other hand, acute shortages of secondary and postsecondary graduates persist. Disturbingly, the quality and relevan…
How do female entrepreneurs perform? Evidence from three developing regions
Can destigmatizing mental health increase willingness to seek help? Experimental evidence from Nepal
We conducted a randomized control trial to study the impact of two information messages aimed at reducing the stigma associated with mental illness on the willingness to seek mental health care among adults in Nepal. The first intervention shares information about the prevalence of mental health issues and the efficacy of treatment. The second intervention shares information about the mental health struggles of a Nepali celebrity and how he benef…
How do female entrepreneurs perform? Evidence from three developing regions
Tanzania Skills for Competitiveness in the Small and Medium Enterprise Sector
We examine the question of workforce skills for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Tanzania and find a mixed picture full of potential. On the one hand, education access has expanded at all levels and a more educated cohort is now entering the labor market - signaling the availability of a more skilled workforce for SMEs. On the other hand, acute shortages of secondary and postsecondary graduates persist. Disturbingly, the quality and relevan…
World Development Report 2019
Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. New ways of production are adopted, markets expand, and societies evolve. But some changes provoke more attention than others, in part due to the vast uncertainty involved in making predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new so…
Learning-adjusted years of schooling (Lays)
Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Education Outcomes
Extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting schooling. Yet, these are underrepresented in the climate change literature. Of 15 review articles on the economic impacts of climate change published since 2010, only three mention the impacts of climate change on education. We review available literature on the effects of weather extremes on education. We outline key pathways through which these events impact education outcomes, as well as the …
Out of sight, out of mind? The gap between students’ test performance and teachers’ estimations in India and Bangladesh
This is one of the first studies of the mismatch between students’ test scores and teachers’ estimations of those scores in low- and middle-income countries. Prior studies in high-income countries have found strong correlations between these metrics. We leverage data on actual and estimated scores in math and language from India and Bangladesh and find that teachers misestimate their students’ scores and that their estimations reveal their miscon…
All pain and no gain
We conducted an at-scale randomized control trial among 18,281 secondary students in Tanzania to examine the effects of self-set academic goals on students’ efforts and academic outcomes. We also tested the impact of combining goal setting with non-financial rewards. We found that goal-setting had a significant positive effect on self-reported student time use, study effort, and self-discipline, along with a positive but statistically insignifica…
Can destigmatizing mental health increase willingness to seek help? Experimental evidence from Nepal
We conducted a randomized control trial to study the impact of two information messages aimed at reducing the stigma associated with mental illness on the willingness to seek mental health care among adults in Nepal. The first intervention shares information about the prevalence of mental health issues and the efficacy of treatment. The second intervention shares information about the mental health struggles of a Nepali celebrity and how he benef…
Online training and financial incentives for teachers
Social Norms and Female Labour Force Participation in Bangladesh
A large proportion of Bangladesh’s working age female youth population is not in employment, education or training (NEET). Reducing this figure is an important policy objective. However, there is a broad consensus that pervasive gender norms in Bangladesh and other countries in the Global South hinder this goal. This study analyses the social basis of support for young working women. It departs from a theoretical understanding of norms as conting…
How to improve education outcomes most efficiently? A review of the evidence using a unified metric
Many low- and middle-income countries lag far behind high-income countries in educational access and student learning. Policymakers must make tough choices about which investments to make to improve education with limited resources. Although hundreds of education interventions have been rigorously evaluated, making comparisons between the results is challenging. This paper provides the most recent and comprehensive review of the literature on eff…
Do education systems trust decentralization? Evidence from survey experiments in Nepal
Understanding the effects of values affirmation on deaf students in Nepal
In this paper, we present two studies from the first randomized controlled trial on the impact of a values affirmation intervention on academic performance and psychological well-being in school for deaf students in secondary deaf schools in Nepal. In Study 1, we found moderate and suggestive evidence that values affirmation had a small effect on lowering students’ perceived stereotype threats and improving their academic performance. Contrary to…
Economics (8 obras) · Psychology (6 obras) · School Choice and Performance (4 obras) · Business (3 obras) · Economic growth (3 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras) · Developing country (2 obras) · Econometrics (2 obras) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (2 obras) · Finance (2 obras)