Daniel Rodriguez-Segura
RESEARCH
Publications
Rodriguez-Segura, D., & Tierney, S. (2026). The challenge of efficient instructional targeting in the presence of between-school heterogeneity. Education Economics. [Abstract] [Working paper]
Rodriguez-Segura, D., and Schueler, B. E. (2023). Assessors influence results: Evidence on enumerator effects and educational impact evaluations. Journal of Development Economics. [Abstract] [Working paper version]
Rodriguez-Segura, D., and Schueler, B. E. (2022). Can learning be measured by phone? Evidence from Kenya. Economics of Education Review. [Abstract] [Working paper version] [Policy brief] [Replication files]
Rodriguez-Segura, D. (2022). A closer look at reading comprehension: experimental evidence from Guatemala. International Journal of Educational Development. [Abstract] [Working paper version] [Pre-registration] [Dataset]
Schueler, B., & Rodriguez-Segura, D. (2022). A cautionary tale of tutoring hard-to-reach students in Kenya. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. [Abstract] [Working paper version] [Pre-registration]
Schueler, B. E., & Rodriguez-Segura, D (2022). Can camp get you into a better secondary school? A field experiment of targeted instruction in Kenya. Education Finance and Policy. [Abstract] [Working paper version] [Policy brief]
Rodriguez-Segura, D. (2021). EdTech in developing countries: A review of the evidence. The World Bank Research Observer. [Abstract] [Working paper version] [Online appendix] [Database of edtech studies]
Rodriguez-Segura, D., & Kim, B. H. (2021). The last mile in school access: Mapping education deserts in developing countries. Development Engineering. [Abstract] [Open-source code] [Blog post: Education Commission] [Policy brief for Uganda]
Rodriguez-Segura, D., Campton, C., Crouch, L., & Slade, T. S. (2021). Looking beyond changes in averages in evaluating foundational learning: Some inequality measures. International Journal of Educational Development. [Abstract] [Working paper version] [Blog post: RISE Programme]
Rodriguez-Segura, D. (2020) Strengthening early literacy skills through social promotion policies? Intended and unintended consequences in Costa Rica. International Journal of Educational Development. [Abstract] [Replication files]
Working papers
Schipper, Y., Rodriguez-Segura, D. (2022). Teacher Incentives and Attendance: Evidence from Tanzania. RISE Working Paper Series. 22/121. https://doi.org/10.35489/BSG-RISEWP_2022/121 RISE
Rodriguez-Segura, D., and Mbiti, I. M. (2022). Back to the Basics: Curriculum Reform and Student Learning in Tanzania. RISE Working Paper Series. 22/099. https://doi.org/10.35489/BSG-RISE-WP_2022/099
Works-in-progress
Rodriguez-Segura, D., Castleman, B., & Schueler, B. External validity of low-touch home-literacy support: Experimental evidence from Kenya and Nigeria. Manuscript in preparation. [Pre-registration]
Rodriguez-Segura, D., Cho, K., Kang, M., & Lu, P. Optimizing existing investment in education: GIS-based algorithms to reassign surplus teachers. Work in progress.
Rodriguez-Segura, D. How much numeracy growth is in a school year? Evidence from 13 education systems in low- and middle-income countries. Work in progress.
Other selected writing
Humphry, E., Maynzyuk, K., Dzhygyr, Y., Olmore, S., Naumenko, K., Rodriguez-Segura, D., Pettersson, G., Alasino, E., & Konotopenko, Y. (2026). Spending Better on Quality Early Childhood and Preschool Education in Ukraine: A Public Expenditure and Institutional Review for Reform and Reconstruction. World Bank.
Arias Ortiz, E., Castro, N., Forero, T., Gambi, G., Giambruno, C. Perez-Alfaro, M., Rodriguez-Segura, D., (2025). AI and Education: Building the Future Through Digital Transformation. Inter-American Development Bank. Technical note. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013500
Rodriguez-Segura, D., Whitcomb, C., (2024). Ahead of the game: improving education systems now to prepare for future disruptions. Asian Development Bank project on Building Resilient Education Systems. https://doi.org/10.56506/UQJF1622
Rodriguez-Segura, D. (2021, September 4). Cómo mejorar la educación primaria. La Nación, Costa Rica.