David Evans
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 2021 - Center for Global Development - Career Page
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Apply to Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 2021 at Center for Global Development in Washington, DC, DC.
The household benefits of an educated older sister
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More schooling for girls in Pakistan improves the educational outcomes of the younger siblings they help raise
Additional Returns to Investing in Girls' Education: Impact on Younger Sibling Human Capital
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Abstract. This article estimates the effect of the oldest sister's education on child human capital development. In many developing countries, the oldest siste
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Big Sisters
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We model household investments in young children when parents and older siblings share caregiving responsibilities and when investments by older siblings contribute to young children’s human capital accumulation. Having an older sister rather than...
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David Evans Older sisters boost their younger siblings' vocabulary and motor skills. New evidence from Kenya in "Big Sisters" by , , , & Knauer Paper: Summary blog post: 92d
Doing Well in Life? Thank Your Big Sister
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Older siblings—particularly sisters—play a much larger role in caring for young children in many low- and middle-income country (LMIC) contexts, particularly in rural areas and among households engaged in subsistence agriculture and other forms of...
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David Evans Older sisters boost their younger siblings' vocabulary and motor skills. New evidence from Kenya in "Big Sisters" by , , , & Knauer Paper: Summary blog post: 92d
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An overview of multiple hypothesis testing commands in Stata
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I review Stata commands for Anderson sharpened q-values, rwolf, wyoung, mhtexp, and randcmd
David Evans Currently reading for a study: 's "An overview of multiple hypothesis testing commands in Stata" 93d
Mediation Analysis
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Mediation analysis aims at evaluating the causal mechanisms through which a treatment or intervention affects an outcome of interest. The goal is to disentangle the total treatment effect into an...
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Education ministry to investigate mandatory pregnancy tests for schoolgirls
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How to Improve Education Outcomes Most Efficiently? A Comparison of 150 Interventions Using the New Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling Metric
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Limited resources mean that policymakers must make tough choices about which investments to make to improve education. Although hundreds of education interventions have been rigorously evaluated, making comparisons between the results is...
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David Evans Education studies tend to report impacts on access to school or on the quality of schooling, but policymakers care about both. Learning-adjusted years of schooling (LAYS) present the impact of interventions in terms of quality-adjusted schooling. 96d
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Comparative Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Inform Policy in Developing Countries: A General Framework with Applications for Education
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David Evans Many researchers have done good work on this. If you want a primer, try Dhaliwal et al.'s "Comparative Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Inform Policy in Developing Countries: A General Framework with Applications for Education" 98d
Integrating Value for Money and Impact Evaluations : Issues, Institutions, and Opportunities
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David Evans Brown () and Tanner () give more systematic thoughts on why there isn’t more cost analysis in evaluations based on a survey of hundreds of policy makers and more than a dozen journal editors. 98d
Cost-ober 2020 Webinar Series: The Role of Cost Evidence in Global Development Research - CEGA
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Understanding the costs of a program or policy–in addition to its impacts–is critical to making informed decisions about how limited development resources are spent. Yet the supply of cost evidence in international development is low, of inferior...
Even The Most Successful Women Pay A Big Price In Pandemic
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The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it could mean losing promotions, future earning power and roles as future leaders.