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Inequality of opportunity in educational attainment in Middle East and North Africa: evidence from household surveys
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014Education is widely considered as the most important path to social mobility in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), yet there are very few studies of the extent to which it fulfills this promise.DocumentWage differential between urban and rural palestine: the shadow of Palestinian- Israeli conflict
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014According to Oslo peace accords, signed between Israel and PLO in 1993, The West Bank has been divided into three distinct areas; A, B, and C. Area C is economically important to Palestinians.The fertility of its agricultural land and the availability of aquifers are vital to serve the basic food needs of Palestinians. Area C is also vital in terms of natural resources.DocumentDifferences in pedagogy, accountability, and perceptions of quality by type of higher education in Egypt and Jordan
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014A number of reasons have been proposed for the poor quality of higher education systems in the Arab World, including the poor incentive structures of public higher education institutions. The expansion of private higher education has been hailed as an important part of improving education quality and labor market outcomes.OrganisationEffective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre (ESID)
The Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, (ESID, investigates the political drivers of inclusive development, particularly how state capacity and elite commitment can emerge andDocumentIncluding people with disabilities in emergency relief efforts
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014More must be done to ensure the needs and rights of people with disabilities are fully recognised in disaster risk reduction and emergency responses.DocumentThe Chilean system of contributory pensions as locus of rivalry and of a new social compact
United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2014In a context of rising life expectancy and the promotion of higher fertility through care policies, pension improvements must be consistent with improvements in economic productivity, with the increase in contribution densities as a result of better working careers, and the reduction of contributory evasion.DocumentEven it up: time to end extreme inequality
Oxfam, 2014Using new research and examples, this report shows the scale of the problem of extreme economic inequality, and reveals the multiple dangers it poses to people everywhere. It identifies the two powerful driving forces that have led to the rapid rise in inequality in so many countries: market fundamentalism and the capture of politics by elites.DocumentEconomic policy monitor 2010: fiscal space, investment, and poverty alleviation
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011This first issue of the PIDS Economic Policy Monitor focuses on three related issues: fiscal space, investment, and poverty alleviation.DocumentEconomic policy monitor 2011: education for development
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012This issue of the PIDS Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) focuses on education in the Philippines.DocumentEconomic policy monitor 2012: regional economic integration and inclusive growth - engaging nations, embracing people
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012With the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, this report takes a look at the effects of the rapid pace of regional economic integration on the achievement of sustained, inclusive growth in the Philippines.Pages