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Human development, in combination with technology, yields economic growth which, in turn, is necessary to generate …. Secondly, the paper tries to investigate what affects technology change, as represented by TFP. We examine the influence of …
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The study examines the effects of gender and credit constraints on rural students' advancement to secondary education …, which is arguably the major bottleneck in Thailand's education system. Credit constraints are measured indirectly through …
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The study examines the effects of gender and credit constraints on rural students' advancement to secondary education …, which is arguably the major bottleneck in Thailand's education system. Credit constraints are measured indirectly through … education differently. However, there are also some indications that the gender effect has been diminishing over time. …
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usinf four sets of similar micro-data. It presents hypotheses about hoe earnings dispersion returns to education and returns …
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health and education, notably female, represent especially important links determining the strength of the relationship …
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health and education, notably female, represent especially important links determining the strength of the relationship …
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We evaluate, using a randomized trial, two school-based financial literacy education programs in government-run primary … and junior high schools in Ghana. One program integrated financial and social education, whereas the second program only … offered financial education. Both programs included a voluntary after-school savings club that provided students with a locked …
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We examine the channels through which a randomized early childhood intervention in Colombia led to significant gains in cognitive and socio-emotional skills among a sample of disadvantaged children. We estimate production functions for cognitive and socio-emotional skills as a function of...
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Data from two surveys of twins in China are used to contribute to an improved understanding of the role of economic development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many developing countries in recent decades. In...
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