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Future skill shortages in the U.S. economy?
Neumark, David; Johnson, Hans; Mejia, Marisol Cuellar - In: Economics of Education Review 32 (2013) C, pp. 151-167
education to assess the potential for skill imbalances to emerge. Based on our formal projections, we see little likelihood of …
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Educational attainment of children of immigrants: Evidence from the national longitudinal survey of youth
Siahaan, Freddy; Lee, Daniel Y.; Kalist, David E. - In: Economics of Education Review 38 (2014) C, pp. 1-8
children of immigrants relies on the combination of their foreign-born parents’ strong values on education and the children …
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Women's role in the Swiss economy
Dutu, Richard - 2014
Swiss women are now as well educated as their male counterparts. However, progress remains to be made in the job market where both the supply and price of female labour are below that of men. While the participation rate for women is high and rising, it is offset by a heavy incidence of...
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Benefitting from globalisation and technological change in Australia
Sila, Urban; Hemmings, Philip J. - 2019
policies; ii) education and skills; to ensure adequate skills for accessing good quality jobs; and iii) urban environments …
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Generating employment, raising incomes and addressing poverty in Greece
Bulman, Tim; Pisu, Mauro - 2018
education system is a long-term mission and involves raising its pedagogical strength and orientation towards professional needs …
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The impact of household possessions on youth's academic achievement in the Ghana Youthsave experiment: A propensity score analysis
Chowa, Gina A.N.; Masa, Rainier D.; Wretman, Christopher J. - In: Economics of Education Review 33 (2013) C, pp. 69-81
Household assets as part of youth's family background have been found to have a significant impact on youth's academic achievement. In this study, the impact of household possessions on youth's academic achievement in the Ghana YouthSave experiment is investigated. Findings support the...
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Am I missing something? The effects of absence from class on student performance
Arulampalam, Wiji; Naylor, Robin A.; Smith, Jeremy - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 4, pp. 363-375
We analyse a rich dataset of Economics students at a UK university to identify causal effects of class absence on student performance, exploiting the random assignment of students and information on students’ class timetables to avoid selection problems. We use panel properties of the data to...
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Every child matters? An evaluation of “Special Educational Needs” programmes in England
Keslair, Francois; Maurin, Eric; McNally, Sandra - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 6, pp. 932-948
The need for education to help every child has become more important for policy in the US and the UK. Remedial …
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Making the labour market work better in Poland
Boulhol, Hervé - 2014
Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace. Despite long working hours, labour...
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Public spending in education and student's performance in Colombia
Heras Recuero, Laura; Olaberría, Eduardo - 2018
This paper investigates if higher public spending in education and better teacher qualifications are related to student … investment in public education and higher teacher qualifications can help increase average performance and reduce the impact that … variation in education performance in Colombia, a relatively high percentage when compared to those found by other studies …
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