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Choosing the right parents : changes in the intergenerational transmission of inequality - between 1980 and the early 1990s
Levine, David I. (contributor);  … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001697071
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Education Quality and Economic Growth
2007
This book aims to contribute to the World Bank's education agenda by communicating research findings on the impact of education quality on economic growth. Eric Hanushek and Ludger Wößmann show that indeed the quality of education, rather than mere access to education, is what impacts economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521914
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Different Paths to Student Learning : Good Practices and Student Performance - Identifying Success from Municipal School Systems in Brazil
World Bank - 2012
education policy literature. This study seeks to identify the good policies and practices that lead students in some municipal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553001
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Inequality of outcomes and inequality of opportunities in Brazil
Bourguignon, François - 2003
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Skills for the 21st century in Latin America and the Caribbean
Aedo, Cristián - 2012
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Vocational schooling, labor market outcomes, and college entry
Chen, Dandan - 2009
students in 1997 to examine their schooling and employment status in 2000. The findings demonstrate that: (1) attendance at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394108
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The great proletarian cultural revolution, disruptions to education, and returns to schooling in urban China
Giles, John - 2008
graduates instead of the high unobserved ability of students who choose to attend post-secondary education. To this end, the … experienced greater disruptions, children's educational attainment became less correlated with that of their fathers and more … selection of high-ability students into higher education. The analysis also demonstrates that these results are unlikely to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521030
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Public-private sector wage differentials and returns to education in Djibouti
Anás Casero, Paloma - 2006
of their personal attributes and human capital endowments, and are more likely to be males and have parents in the public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522138
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Is formal lifelong learning a profitable investment for all of life? : how age, education level, and flexibility of provision affect rates of return to adult education in Colombia
Sohnesen, Thomas Pave - 2005
"Lifelong learning is increasingly being recognized as a primary factor for knowledge diffusion and productivity growth. However, little economic evidence exists on the economic value of lifelong learning for the individual, especially in developing countries. This paper contributes to remedy...
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