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Harry Anthony Patrinos

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Head of the Department of Education Reform and 21st Century Endowed Chair in Education Policy.

Also affiliated: University of London (2010); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (2018); National Bureau of Economic Research (2020–2023); World Bank (1993–2024); Harvard University (2005); Institute for Fiscal Studies (2006); University of Ottawa (2021); University of Sussex (1990–1993); University of Pittsburgh (2008); Nanyang Technological University (2004–2006); Copenhagen Business School (2009); Georgetown University (2011–2019); IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (2019); Vanderbilt University (2011–2021); Middle East Technical University (2019); University of Cambridge (2010); University of California San Diego (2023); University of Oxford (2018–2023); Institute of Development Studies (1990–1993); Economic Research Forum (2019); Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée (2018); Université de Toulouse (2008); University College London (2006); World Bank Group (2020–2024); Columbia University (2015); Université de Lorraine (2018); University of California, Berkeley (2006–2019)

51 h-index 381 pubs 12,687 cited

  • Employment
  • Family Characteristics
  • Adolescent
  • Nuclear Family
  • Population
  • Family Health
  • Rural Population
  • Social Behavior
  • Social Support
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Censuses
  • Age Factors
  • Americas
  • Demography
  • Developing Countries

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Harry Anthony Patrinos is the Head of the Department of Education Reform and the 21st Century Endowed Chair in Education Policy at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. His research focuses on the economics of education, with particular emphasis on school-based management, demand-side financing, and public-private partnerships.

Previously, Patrinos held a position as Senior Adviser in Education at the World Bank. His scholarly work includes extensive publications on the returns to investment in education, with several articles examining this topic globally and over time. He has also investigated the impact of family characteristics on schooling and child labor, using empirical analysis from regions such as Peru. More recently, his research has extended to include early systematic reviews of learning loss during global events like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patrinos has an h-index of 50 and has published over 395 works, accumulating more than 12,000 citations. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher and leads an active research group.

Metrics

  • h-index: 51
  • Publications: 381
  • Citations: 12,687

Positions

  • Head of the Department of Education Reform and 21st Century Endowed Chair in Education Policy. 2024–present
    University of Arkansas Education Reform ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Causal Returns to Education (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Learning during the pandemic: Evidence from Uzbekistan (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The returns to education over time and the effect of covid-19 (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Learning Crisis in the United States Three Years after Covid-19 (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Learning Crisis: Three Years after Covid-19 (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • PIRLS 2021 and PISA 2022 Statistics Show How Serious the Pandemic Losses Are (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Human Capital and Climate Change (2024)
    The Review of Economics and Statistics 21 citations DOI OpenAlex

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