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Demographics, Labor Mobility, and Productivity
Wilson, E. J.; Jayanthakumaran, K.; Verma, R. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This paper considers two major issues that need to be treated as matters of urgency. First, internal (within country) migrations in the Asian (ACI) region are mostly undocumented and large. It is shown there are significant differences in wages and human development measures to which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277966
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Demographics, Labor Mobility, and Productivity
Wilson, E. J.; Jayanthakumaran, K.; Verma, R. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This paper considers two major issues that need to be treated as matters of urgency. First, internal (within country) migrations in the Asian (ACI) region are mostly undocumented and large. It is shown there are significant differences in wages and human development measures to which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278236
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Chinese Education Finance : Issues and Challenges
Rong, Wang - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363696
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Building Up A Market-oriented Research and Education Institution in A Transitional Economy - The Experience of the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University
Lin, Justin Yifu - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
At the beginning of transition from the socialist planning economy to a market economy, China did not have a modern … economics profession and the contribution of modern economics to China's transition was little. However, there has been …, the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University was built in 1994 with the initial supports and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365225
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Development Strategies and Regional Income Disparities in China
Lin, Justin Yifu; Liu, Peilin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Since the economic reforms began in 1978, China has achieved remarkable economic results. Real GDP per capita grew at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365269
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A Rapid Appraisal of The PKPS-BBM Education Sector : School Operational Assistance (BOS)
Suharyo, Widjajanti I.; Sumarto, Sudarno; Hastuti; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
In March and October 2005, the Government of Indonesia reduced fuel subsidy and allocated part of the funds to the BOS (Bantuan Operasional Sekolah-School Operational Assistance) Program, which commenced in July 2005. This program is provided for schools at the primary and junior high school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363501
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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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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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Thailand’s Student Loan Fund : An Analysis of Interest Rate Subsidies and Repayment Hardships
Polsiri, Piruna; Sarachitti, Rangsit; Sitthipongpanich, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363679
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Higher Education Policies and Development : Approaches to Funding Higher Education in Japan
Kaneko, Motohisa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363680