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Book cover for "Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China's Rise" showing a man watering a field in front of high rise buildings.

A Conversation with Scott Rozelle & Natalie Hell on their New Book, Invisible China

Q&As October 6, 2020

A Conversation with Scott Rozelle & Natalie Hell on their New Book, Invisible China

Q&As October 6, 2020

In their newly released book, Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell explore how the great disparity in human capital across rural and urban China is inhibiting China’s rise from a middle-income to a high-income country. We sat down together to learn more about the invisible economic challenge China faces.

A toddler and his caregiver looking at a book together at a table in a home.

REAP Research Contributes to Policy Insight to Improve Student Learning Outcomes

News July 28, 2020

REAP Research Contributes to Policy Insight to Improve Student Learning Outcomes

News July 28, 2020

Middle school kids work at desks in a run down classroom in rural China.

School-based Health Interventions Shown to Improve Learning Outcomes

News May 25, 2020

School-based Health Interventions Shown to Improve Learning Outcomes

News May 25, 2020

REAP research greatly contributed to this Education Policy Insight published by the Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), which documents eight randomized evaluations in Burkina Faso, China, Kenya, and the United States showing that health interventions delivered at schools can improve student health and positively affect learning outcomes.

Using Educational Technology to Narrow China's Educational Divide

News May 6, 2020

Using Educational Technology to Narrow China's Educational Divide

News May 6, 2020

Educational Technology (EdTech) holds abundant promise to narrow China’s – and the world's – educational divide, by possibly bringing many of these resources within reach of rural students. REAP has pioneered evidenced based research to determine the effectiveness of EdTech and help policymakers understand the value of extending useful programs to the neediest areas.

Politicize this Pandemic, But Do So Carefully

Commentary May 5, 2020

Politicize this Pandemic, But Do So Carefully

Commentary May 5, 2020

An open letter from scholars studying public health in China and the U.S.

China Looks for New Drivers of Growth, REAP research cited

News April 20, 2020

China Looks for New Drivers of Growth, REAP research cited

News April 20, 2020

REAP research is cited in a chapter of a recently published book title, "Innovative China: New Drivers of Growth", written by the World Bank Group and the People’s Republic of China Development Research Center of the State Council.