Jack Rossiter
Biographic Data
| ID | 6503433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jack Rossiter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jack |
| FAMILY NAME | Rossiter |
| SIGNATURE | ROSSITER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | London International Development Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3427-9180 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Persistent inequalities in early years’ access and learning
In Ethiopia, major policy reforms to increase equitable access to pre-primary education were instigated in 2010, leading to a surge in pre-primary school enrolment. This paper investigates the effects of the expansion on who gets access to pre-primary education and on readiness for primary school. We find that inequalities in pre-primary access between advantaged and disadvantaged regions of the country persist following the reforms, with girls l…
Diagnosing the learning crisis
“Friday off”
This article explores the pros and cons for reducing working hours in Europe. To arrive to an informed judgment we review critically the theoretical and empirical literature, mostly from economics, concerning the relation between working hours on the one hand, and productivity, employment, quality of life, and the environment, on the other. We adopt a binary economics distinction between capital and labor productiveness, and are concerned with ho…
“Friday off”
This article explores the pros and cons for reducing working hours in Europe. To arrive to an informed judgment we review critically the theoretical and empirical literature, mostly from economics, concerning the relation between working hours on the one hand, and productivity, employment, quality of life, and the environment, on the other. We adopt a binary economics distinction between capital and labor productiveness, and are concerned with ho…
Persistent inequalities in early years’ access and learning
In Ethiopia, major policy reforms to increase equitable access to pre-primary education were instigated in 2010, leading to a surge in pre-primary school enrolment. This paper investigates the effects of the expansion on who gets access to pre-primary education and on readiness for primary school. We find that inequalities in pre-primary access between advantaged and disadvantaged regions of the country persist following the reforms, with girls l…
Diagnosing the learning crisis
Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work)