Beyond Short-Term Learning Gains
The Impact of Outsourcing Schools in Liberia After Three Years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9950116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mauricio Romero (0000-0003-4652-593X, ITAM, Mexico), Justin Sandefur (0000-0002-2233-834X, Center for Global Development) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue | 644 |
| Pages | 1600-1619 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueab087 |
| OpenAlex | W3006747637 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 22 |
Outsourcing the management of ninety-three randomly-selected government primary schools in Liberia to eight private operators led to learning gains of 0.18$\sigma$ after one year, but these effects plateaued in subsequent years (reaching 0.2$\sigma$ after three years). Beyond learning gains, the programme reduced corporal punishment (by 4.6 percentage points from a base of 51%), but increased dropout (by 3.3 percentage points from a base of 15%) and failed to reduce sexual abuse. Despite facing similar contracts and settings, some providers produced uniformly positive results, while others presented trade-offs between learning gains, access to education, child safety, and financial sustainability
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |