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100			_aRouricio, Mauricio, Sandefor, Justin and Sandholitz Aaron Wayne _918654
245			_aOutsourcing education: experimental evidence from Liberia
260			_aThe American Economic Review
300			_a110(2), Feb, 2020: p.364-396
520			_aIn 2016, the Liberian government delegated management of 93 randomly selected public schools to private providers. Providers received US$50 per pupil, on top of US$50 per pupil annual expenditure in control schools. After one academic year, students in outsourced schools scored 0.18σ higher in English and mathematics. We do not find heterogeneity in learning gains or enrollment by student characteristics, but there is significant heterogeneity across providers. While outsourcing appears to be a cost-effective way to use new resources to improve test scores, some providers engaged in unforeseen and potentially harmful behavior, complicating any assessment of welfare gains. – Reproduced
650			_aHuman development, Income distribution, Migration, Economic development _918626
773			_aThe American Economic Review
906			_aHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
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