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The Specific Allocation Fund (DAK) : Mechanism and Uses
Usman, Syaikhu; Mawardi, M. Sulton; Poesoro, Adri; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This study aims to analyze the management of the Specific Allocation Fund (DAK). The three largest DAK-recipient sectors are the focus of the study : education, health, and roads infrastructure. The study sample areas are four districts. This paper was compiled based on the results of in-depth...
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Cross-Border Transactions in Higher Education : Philippine Competitiveness
Santiago, Andrea L. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The international education serve sector is undoubtedly growing. The movement of students across nations is expected to grow fourfold in the next quarter of a century. Undaunted by the current domination by English-speaking providers, countries in Asia have taken big steps to be centers of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363535
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Benefit Incidence Analysis of Public Spending on Education in the Philippines : A Methodological Note
Cuenca, Janet S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Benefit incidence analysis (BIA) is a tool used to assess how tax policy or government subsidy affects the distribution of welfare in the population. In other words, it evaluates the distribution of government subsidies among different groups in the population, in particular, among different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363554
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Benefit Incidence of Public Spending on Education in the Philippines
Manasan, Rosario G.; Cuenca, Janet S.; Villanueva-Ruiz, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Government education spending is expected to improve the well-being of beneficiaries and enhance their capability to earn income in the future. In this sense, directing education expenditures to the poor holds a promise for breaking the inter-generational transmission of poverty. Given this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363579
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Education Impact Study : The Global Recession and the Capacity of Colleges and Universities to Serve Vulnerable Populations in Asia
Postiglione, Gerard - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper reviews the capacity of colleges and universities to serve poor and vulnerable populations during past and present economic shocks. The main argument is that the environment of the global recessionan Asia far more economically integrated than during past economic shocks, with more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363586
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PATENTING PUBLIC-FUNDED RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER : A Conceptual-Empirical Synthesis of US Evidence and Lessons for India
Ray, Amit Shovon; Saha, Sabyasachi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The question of protecting intellectual property rights by academic inventors was never seriously contemplated until the introduction of the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980 in the US. The Act allowed universities to retain patent rights over inventions arising out of federally-funded research and to...
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Alternative Approaches to the Development of Early Childhood Education in Singapore
Wei, Yong Yik; Chongvilaivan, Aekapol; Yang, Chew Jing - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
approaches to pre-school education. We also examine Singapores attempts to promote independent thinking and creativity among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363647
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Public Provision of Education and Government Spending in Pakistan
Akram, Muhammad; Khan, Faheem Jehangir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The study has been carried out to measure the incidence of government spending on education in Pakistan at the provincial (both rural and urban) level, using the primary data of the Pakistan Social Standard Living Measures Survey (PSLM), 2004-2005, and by employing the three-step Benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365048
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Causes of Low Secondary School Enrollment in Indonesia
Suryadarma, Daniel; Suryahadi, Asep; Sumarto, Sudarno - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
In this study we investigate the causes of low secondary school enrollment in Indonesia despite near universal primary … school attendance. We then find that attrition during the transition between primary and junior secondary education levels is … welfare level is a significant determinant of the low enrollment. Secondly, children from Muslim families have a significantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365071
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Measures for Assessing Basic Education in the Philippines
Maligalig, Dalisay S.; Albert, Jose Ramon G. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The second goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to achieve universal primary education. The target is to reach all the MDGs by 2015. Trends in education indicators for monitoring the second MDG suggest that Philippines may probably not meet the target on achieving universal primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365203