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WORKING PAPERS

Effects of Public Sector Wages on Corruption

Asli Demirguc-Kunt et al.

May 02, 2023

CGD NOTES

Development Finance Cooperation amidst Great Power Competition

Scott Morris

May 15, 2023

WORKING PAPERS

Aid and Attitudes Toward Refugees in Uganda

Travis Baseler et al.

May 04, 2023

POLICY PAPERS

An Omnibus Overview of Climate Change and Migration

Samuel Huckstep

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Michael Clemens

May 09, 2023

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DATA SETS

Data Set for Working Paper 279: “The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country”

Mwangi Kimenyi et al.

December 13, 2011

This set includes data and Stata files to replicate the results in CGD Working Paper 279, “The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country”

WORKING PAPERS

The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country - Working Paper 279

Mwangi Kimenyi et al.

December 10, 2011

Using data from Kenya—a poor country with weak public institutions—the authors find a large effect of private schooling on test scores, equivalent to one full standard deviation.

DATA SETS

Data Set for Working Paper 271: "Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?"

Mwangi Kimenyi et al.

October 31, 2011

This set includes the household survey data, standardized test score data, and the Stata files to replicate the results in CGD Working Paper 271, "Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?"

WORKING PAPERS

Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya? - Working Paper 271

Mwangi Kimenyi et al.

October 31, 2011

Previous studies suggest that abolishing user fees would increase enrollment in public schools, but the results of this research show that the opposite is true in Kenya.

REPORTS

The Future of U.S. Aid Reform: Rhetoric, Reality, and Recommendations

Connie Veillette

September 19, 2011

This report takes a look at the Obama administration's FY2012 budget request and congressional reaction to gauge the potential for implementing foreign aid reforms as spelled out in the administration's policy documents.

TESTIMONY

Multilateral Development Banks: Concrete Benefits to the U.S. Economy and American Jobs

Ben Leo

July 28, 2011

Ben Leo testified before the House Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade on July 27, 2011 about the importance of multilateral development banks to the United States and the greater world.

MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS

Fine-Tuning the MCC Selection Process and Indicators

Casey Dunning et al.

July 21, 2011

To inform the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s review of its country selection process, the MCA Monitor has conducted a parallel review and offers five key recommendations.

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