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Children and pensions
Cigno, Alessandro; Werding, Martin - 2007
Children and Pensions, Alessandro Cigno and Martin Werding examine the way pension policy and child-related benefits affect … fertility behavior and productivity growth. They present theoretical arguments to the effect that public pension coverage as … such will reduce aggregate fertility and may raise aggregate household savings. They argue further that public pensions, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003408061
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The relative richness of the poor? : Natural resources, human capital, and economic growth
Bravo-Ortega, Claudio - 2005
"Are natural resources a blessing or a curse? Bravo-Ortega and De Gregorio present a model in which natural resources have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522714
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Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach
Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004
"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522968
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Providing Skills for Equity and Growth
World Bank - 2010
The scope of this report is twofold. First, it documents skills gaps and mismatches and attempts to understand the reasons for them. Second, it provides a framework for thinking about skills development, drawing on international best practices, with the intent of stimulating further discussion....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564394
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Are Skills Constraining Growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
World Bank - 2012
The shortage of skills sought by key export-oriented and import competing industries in Bosnia and Herzegovina (henceforth, 'BH') is substantial and if left unaddressed, threatens to constrain future economic growth of the country. Prior to the onset of the global economic crisis, BH enjoyed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550927
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Post-Basic Education and Training in Rwanda : Skills Development for Dynamic Economic Growth
World Bank - 2013
Improved access to and quality of upper secondary schools, teacher training colleges, Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs), and demand-driven Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses to supply the demand for the higher-level skills and competencies relevant to labor market...
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Accelerating Catch-up : Tertiary Education for Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank - 2012
This report argues that if a growth surge is to evolve into a virtuous spiral that stimulates even higher and sustained growth rates in a substantial number of African countries, a significant increase in investment in physical and human capital is needed over an extended period. This report...
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela : Investing in Human Capital for Growth, Prosperity, and Poverty Reduction
World Bank - 2013
This report draws on limited, available data to analyze selected economic, and social issues, which include better understanding of poverty, and inequality in relation to real income, and, improving the allocation of social expenditures, while increasing the effectiveness of social programs. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558583
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Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Kosovo to Enhance Human Capital and Economic Growth
World Bank - 2023
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) hamper the development of human capital for current and future generations. NCDs are chronic conditions that are often untreatable and require close monitoring to control the progression of the disease. They account for 70 percent of all deaths worldwide and...
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The political economy of education : implications for growth and inequality
Gradstein, Mark - 2005
The dominant role played by the state in the financing, regulation, and provision of primary and secondary education reflects the widely-held belief that education is necessary for personal and societal well-being. The economic organization of education depends on political as well as market...
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