Ricardo Sabates

Ricardo Sabates is a Professor of Education and International Development at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Faculty of Education and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre. He is a Fellow at Hughes Hall and serves as Deputy Director of Research at the Faculty of Education. His career spans institutions including the University of Sussex, Institute of Education London, and Hughes Hall, Cambridge.

• PhD in Development (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
• MSc in Economics (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
• BA Honours (ITAM, Mexico)

Ricardo is a development economist with expertise in educational inequalities, particularly in low-income countries. His work focuses on quantitative methods, maternal education impacts, and equity in educational access and learning. He collaborates with international agencies such as the OECD, UNICEF, UNESCO UIS, DFID, and the World Bank.

His recent research trends include large-scale educational reform in Ethiopia, community-school participation in India, disability and learning outcomes, and teacher effectiveness in Africa. Projects often involve experimental/quasi-experimental designs and policy evaluation in Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

Ricardo also supervises postgraduate doctoral and masters students and contributes to core research training courses at Cambridge. He is actively involved in multiproject collaborations funded by the DFID-ESRC, MasterCard Foundation, and CAMFED, addressing topics like girls' secondary education, teacher effectiveness, and equity in educational interventions.