Gregory Elacqua
@gregoryelacqua
Principal Education Economist Inter-American Development Bank / All views are my own
De tutores humanos a agentes de IA: Lo que aprendimos al escalar un programa de orientación vocacional en Chile blogs.iadb.org/educacion/es/d…
Sharing preliminary results from our 43K student RCT in Chile: AI chatbots get higher initial engagement but shorter conversations. Students ask AI "what's teacher salary?" but humans "am I patient enough to teach?" Early evidence for hybrid AI-human: blogs.iadb.org/educacion/en/f…
📘👨🏫👩🏫 Nuevo estudio del @el_BID en ALC🌎 ✅El aumento de docentes temporales responde a limitaciones presupuestarias, pero puede afectar la calidad y equidad educativa. Descubre los resultados en 8 países ➡️bit.ly/3Fgtpnl #Educación #Docentes #ALC
Novo estudo: "Professores Temporários na ALC" analisa 8 países. No Brasil, professores temporários aumentaram para >50% em 10 anos. Colômbia menor com 20%, enquanto Argentina, Chile e Peru superam 40%. Escolas rurais e indígenas mais afetadas—até 80%. publications.iadb.org/en/temporary-t…
Nuevo estudio: "Docentes Temporales en América Latina y el Caribe" analiza 8 países. En Brasil, temporales aumentaron a >50% en 10 años. Colombia menor con 20%, mientras Argentina, Chile y Perú superan 40%. Escuelas rurales e indígenas más afectadas— 80% publications.iadb.org/en/temporary-t…
New study: "Temporary Teachers in Latin America & Caribbean" examines 8 countries. Brazil's temp teachers increased to >50% in 10yrs. Colombia lowest at 20%, while Argentina, Chile & Peru exceed 40%. Rural & indigenous schools most affected—up to 80% temp publications.iadb.org/en/temporary-t…
How can we reduce the SES gap in demand for elite schools? For low-SES students, learning from the experience of a schoolmate can make a big difference. We explore this question in a joint paper with Jérémie Gignoux and @agus_hatrick, now published in @EJ_RES!
New paper: Can cognitive dissonance help address teacher shortages? Our RCT in Peru's national teacher selection platform shows that simply asking teachers to advise peers increased applications to hard-to-staff schools by 2.1pp. Behavioral science offers promising tools.@the_IDB
Our new City of São Paulo study (in Eng and Port) shows targeted teacher incentives cut turnover by 30% in hard-to-staff schools & boosted student test scores. Smart policy with real impact in Brazil's largest city. publications.iadb.org/en/impact-mone… @el_BID
Colombia shows how to modernize principal selection: Moving beyond seniority and politics, their system uses multiple instruments to evaluate knowledge and leadership competencies. By adapting these tools over time, they've improved both efficiency and equity in school leadership
📢 ¡El BID está contratando un Consultor de Educación en Washington DC! Buscamos un profesional innovador para investigar y gestionar proyectos sobre financiamiento educativo, políticas docentes, behavioral economics e IA, entre otros topicos, en LAC.jobs.iadb.org/job/%E2%80%8BE…
Mira este Knowledge Minute sobre algunos de los hallazgos de nuestro nuevo informe en inglés, español y portugués sobre la composición de la fuerza laboral en educación y su importancia en ALC.
See this Knowledge Minute on some of the findings of our new report in English, Spanish, and Portuguese on the composition of the education labor force and why it matters in LAC.
Shifting Perceptions in School Choice: The Impact of Presenting High-quality Schools First in Recifes Centralized Admission System @gregoryelacqua & co-authors @the_IDB #education #Brazil publications.iadb.org/en/shifting-pe…
Our new City of São Paulo study shows targeted teacher incentives cut turnover by 30% in hard-to-staff schools & boosted student scores. Smart policy with real impact in Brazil's largest city. publications.iadb.org/en/impact-mone… With @LeonardoRosa @MateusRodrigues
My favorite 2024 film: DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD | Official Trailer | In... youtu.be/w0uh5i-SEW8?si… via @YouTube
Short piece in @vox_dev on our recent article in JOLE. Behavioural strategies to reduce teacher sorting in Peru voxdev.org/topic/educatio…
🏫 New study in Recife: When school choice platforms show quality-ranked schools first, families pick better schools—but only if they're nearby. RCT with 10K students shows digital nudges work best when good schools are accessible. publications.iadb.org/en/shifting-pe…
📚Nuevo estudio BID: Las Juntas de Educación en Costa Rica manejan 30% de fondos educativos, pero 2/3 de sus miembros no completaron secundaria. Nuestro análisis muestra necesidad urgente de reforma.publications.iadb.org/es/el-modelo-d…
