On the verge of bankruptcy in 2003, the front page of a local newspaper declared that UNA, a 40-year-old university, was about to close its doors. Shock had rippled through Belo Horizonte at the dire prospect...
Expanding access to quality and affordable education is a central element to eliminating extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. In developing countries, private education providers play a critical...
As recent as the 1990s, a large share of the Brazilian workforce was largely uneducated. In 1993, a staggering 70 percent of the Brazilian labor force aged 26-30 had not completed secondary school. Some...
Brazil is one of the largest economies in the world, with a population of 206 million and a GDP of US$2.3 trillion (2014). In recent years, it was distinguished by its fast-growing economy and growing...
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on leveraging the power of the private sector to tackle the...
This report seeks to evaluate social mobility for Mexican undergraduates from Laureate institutions, a private university system, specifically evaluating the effect of a Laureate education on both income...
Laureate universities offer higher education degrees in the Mexican context, an environment where there is a significant, unmet demand for college degrees and yet, private universities face a highly competitive...