Paul Atherton
- Qualifications and position:
- BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
- Visiting Research Associate, QSS
- Visiting Research Officer, Education and International Development
- Faculty:
- Department:
- Summary:
- Paul is a Development Economist working on the Economics of Education in Developing countries. His current research focuses on econometric evaluations of education projects in India, with a focus on teacher contracting and effort. He is also interested in the growth of private schooling and its implications for the governance structure of school systems. Previous work has looked at the impact education has on growth and poverty reduction and school effectiveness in Southern and Eastern Africa.
- Teaching:
- Research Projects:
- SchoolTELLS – contract teachers and school governance in India
- Postgraduate Research:
- PhD and Master's dissertation supervision of students within the field of Economics of Education in developing countries, ideally in South Asia, on topics such as (but not limited to) : Privatisation of schooling; teacher absenteeism; governance of schooling; school effectiveness.
- Professional Activities:
- Consultant to DFID on aid to education.
- Conferences/presentations:
- "The relative effectiveness of regular and contract teachers in India" – Economic of Education conference in Zaragoza (July 2010)
"International test scores and Economic Growth"- Centre for Africa Studies conference, Oxford, May 2010
"The relative effectiveness of regular and contract teachers in India" – 5th Conference on Economic Growth and Development, ISI Delhi, Dec 2009
- Personal Country Knowledge:
- India, Southern and Eastern Africa
- Media Appearances:
- Daily Telegraph article on reaction to financial crisis in emerging markets.
