Economics of education
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- Guide to long term planning of education systems
- ( K. M. Lewin / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity , 2007)
- What are the different styles of long term planning? What are the processes and tools that are needed to develop long term plans for expanded access that can reconcile goals and targets with realistic...
- Economic and political developments in Africa need to be underpinned by investment in knowledge
- ( A.B. Kamara;L. Bousrih;M. Nyende / African Development Bank , 2007)
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Africa needs to harness science and technology, integrate into global markets and transform its economies in order to sustain growth and be able to face fierce global competition. The authors argue...
- Impacts of public sector and private sector education provision on the labour markets
- ( S. Calónico;H. Ñopo / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn , 2007)
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The private provision of educational services at tertiary, secondary and primary levels has been expanding in Latin America in recent decades. The low quality of public provision of education is gi...
- Skills of South African workers do not match the labour market demands
- ( R. Dias;D. Posel / Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa , 2007)
- The supply of skilled labour in South Africa cannot meet labour demands. This paper investigates the relationship between education and unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa, and examines whethe...
- Improving outcomes for poor students through community management and better pay for teachers
- ( E. Vegas / Future of Children , 2007)
- Can the US learn from the experience of developing countries’ efforts to staff under-funded schools with quality teachers? This article summarises research into strategies used by developing countries...
- Social inequality should not result in inequality in educational outcomes
- ( J. Douglas Willms / UNESCO Institute for Statistics , 2006)
- While international data show that socioeconomic status (SES) strongly influences student outcomes, some countries have done better than others at mitigating this effect. This report analyses internat...
- Contracting private providers to deliver public education for the poor: a successful experiment from Colombia
- ( F. Barrera-Osorio / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank , 2006)
- Are private providers more effective in delivering public education to low-income students? This study examines the impact on student outcomes of the Concession School programme in Bogotá, Colombia, w...
- Improved incentives for staff and students are key for education quality and economic growth
- ( E.A. Hanushek; L. Wößmann / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank , 2007)
- What is the role of education and human capital in economic development? This paper argues that it is not the school attainment of the population, but the skills acquired through education that are es...
- IMF conditions preventing the recruitment of new teachers have dubious macroeconomic benefits
- ( ActionAid International , 2006)
- IMF loan criteria are currently threatening the achievement of Education for All, this paper contends. While EFA and MDG initiatives have resulted in a rapid expansion of the numbers of children in ed...
- Increased primary education is associated with higher unemployment in West Africa
- ( M. Kuepie; C.J. Nordman; F. Roubaud / Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme , 2006)
- Does primary education really help to guard against unemployment and poverty? Perhaps not, this paper argues. Using a statistical analysis, this study analyses the effects of education on urban labour...
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