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African students in China An exploration of increasing numbers and their motivations in Beijing
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2012Besides the field of commercial activities, education has become a great component of the Sino-African framework.DocumentDoes longer compulsory education equalize educational attainment? evidence from a major policy reform
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013This study examines the effects of the extension of compulsory schooling from 5 to 8 years in Turkey - which substantially increased the grade completion rates not only during the new compulsory years but also during the high school years - on the equality of educational outcomes between men and women, and urban and rural residents.DocumentSstudents’ achievement in the MENA countries: the Eyneman-Loxley effect revisited using TIMSS 2007 data
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013Since the controversial finding of the Coleman Report (1966), which was that school resources had little effect on educational outcomes comparing to family background, huge literature has emerged in order to verify the above finding in countries other than the United States.DocumentAgriculture and child under-nutrition in India: a state level analysis
Madras School of Economics, India, 2014The basic rationale for exploring agriculture-nutrition linkage in developing countries is the existence of high level of undernutrition among rural population and a high level of their dependence on agriculture for livelihood.DocumentChildren’s experiences of household poverty dynamics in Ethiopia
Young Lives, 2014Drawing on three rounds of survey and qualitative data, this paper examines household poverty dynamics and child well-being in Ethiopian communities. The survey data indicate that many of the households remained in poverty, whereas a few others moved up or down over the years.DocumentInternational labor mobility and employment interactions in Tunisia
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013This paper analyses the international labour mobility-employment nexus in Tunisia in a dynamic general equilibrium framework. The main innovations of the model consist in endogenizing the migration decision, its duration and the remittance rate. Labour demand is disaggregated by sector, skill and age. The production of skills and labor supply are also endogenous.DocumentThe evolution of labor supply and unemployment in the Egyptian economy: 1988-2012
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014This paper analyses the evolution of labour supply and unemployment in Egypt in the period from 1999 to 2012, focusing on the impact of the demographic phenomenon known as the youth bulge and the impact of the world financial crisis and the marked economic slowdown following the January 25th 2011 revolution.DocumentAfrica rising: harnessing the demographic dividend
International Monetary Fund, 2014Africa will account for 80 percent of the projected 4 billion increase in the global population by 2100. The accompanying increase in its working age population creates a window of opportunity, which if properly harnessed, can translate into higher growth and yield a demographic dividend.DocumentThe labor mobility-employment nexus: a general equilibrium analysis for Jordan
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014While studies on the impact of migration on host countries are still dominant, interest in the emigration impact on the home country's labour market is increasing.DocumentDoes the type of higher education affect labor market outcomes? A comparison of Egypt and Jordan
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014In Egypt and Jordan there is a substantial mismatch between the output of the higher education system and the needs of labour market. Both demand and supply-side factors could be driving this mismatch. This paper tests a key supply-side issue, whether differences in institutional structures and incentives in higher education affect students’ employability.Pages