SESSION #1 - When Economic Growth Hurts - Evidence from Tajikistan’s Cotton Sector

What happens to children's education when households face sudden economic shocks?

This session draws on new evidence from Tajikistan to examine how economic shocks shape parental decisions around investing in their children's education — and what this means for policy and operations.

The research is presented by Angelina Nazarova, Senior Research Officer at the University of Essex.

 

Read the paper here.

Speaker – Angelina Nazarova, Senior Research Officer, University of Essex

Discussant – Tigran Shmis, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank Group

Chair – Ivailo Izvorski, Chief Economist of the Europe and Central Asia Region, World BanK Group