Table 13 Cost effectiveness analysis of educational programs
From: Closing the achievement gap in mathematics: evidence from a remedial program in Mexico City
Treatment | Place | Grades | Duration | Impact | Cost per s.d. | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash transfersa | Mexico | 10th- | 5 years | 0 | ∞ | Berhman et al. (2007) |
Teacher incentives | Mexico | 3rd–6th | 1 year | 0.08 | 108 | McEwan and Santibañez (2005) |
Computers in classroomsa | Colombia | 3rd–11th | 2 years | 0 | ∞ | Barrera-Osorio and Linden (2009) |
CARES vouchers | Colombia | 6th | 3 years | 0.2 | 40 | Angrist et al. (2002) |
Math tutoringa | Mexico | 9th | 3 month | 0.16 | 13.3 | Gutiérrez and Rodrigo (this paper) |
Reading tutoringb | Chile | 4th | 3 month | 0.15 | 21.4 | Cabezas et al. (2011) |
Textbooks | Kenya | 3rd–8th | 2 years | 0 | ∞ | Glewwe et al. (2002) |
Remedial sessionsb | India | 3rd–4th | 1 year | 0.14 | 3.3 | Banerjee et al. (2004) |
Camera monitoringb | India | 1st–4rd | 3 years | 0.17 | 11.7 | Duflo et al. (2012) |