TY - BOOK ID - 133407864 TI - Can Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide Education Policy in Developing Countries? AU - Jimenez, Emmanuel AU - Patrinos, Harry Anthony PY - 2008 PB - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Access and Equity in Basic Education KW - Average schooling KW - Education KW - Education for All KW - Education Policy KW - Effective Schools and Teachers KW - Investments in education KW - Job training KW - Primary Education KW - Primary levels KW - Primary schools KW - Schooling KW - Social benefits KW - Social benefits of education KW - Tertiary Education KW - Textbooks UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133407864 AB - Cost-benefit analysis in education is an important tool in the economists' arsenal. However, it is essential that research, especially on the social benefits of education, make further progress to make cost-benefit more analysis. There is a need for more research on the effects of policy interventions on outcomes beyond access to a year in school and what they earn as a result, such as on what children actually learn. Such research should focus on ensuring that the interventions are attributable to outcomes. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile to go through the discipline of noting the benefits and costs, even if social rates of return cannot be calculated robustly. ER -