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The Public Sector Premium and the Gender Gap in Latin America: Evidence from the 1980s and 1990s
Panizza, Ugo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
This paper exploits a rich collection of household surveys to investigate the wage differential between the public and private sectors in 17 Latin American countries during the 1980s and 1990s. The paper also studies how the sector of employment affects the gender wage gap. The paper finds very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944513
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Primary Education in Latin America: The Unfinished Agenda
Wolff, Laurence; Schiefelbein, Ernesto; Schiefelbein, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This paper asks a deceptively simple question. After over a decade of concern about and investment in primary education, what have been the results and how much further does the region need to go before it has achieved a primary education of quality for all children? The paper creatively reviews...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009206132
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Community Colleges: Is There a Lesson in Them for Latin America?
Castro, Claudio de Moura; Bernasconi, Andrés; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
This paper explores the potential the community college model holds for Latin America. Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have experience introducing short post-secondary courses and non university institutions, sometimes as a result of private initiative, sometimes as a matter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216182
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Las escuelas de secundaria en América Latina y el Caribe y la transición al mundo del trabajo
Castro, Claudio de Moura; Carnoy, Martin; Wolff, Laurence - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
En este documento se analiza la organización de las escuelas secundarias en América Latina y el Caribe. Se tratan temas como son la provisión de escuelas para un conjunto estudiantil cada vez más heterogéneo y la triple función de preparar a los alumnos para la educación superior, formar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216201
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Community Colleges: Is There a Lesson in Them for Latin America?
Castro, Claudio de Moura; Bernasconi, Andrés; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
This paper explores the potential the community college model holds for Latin America. Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have experience introducing short post-secondary courses and non university institutions, sometimes as a result of private initiative, sometimes as a matter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653811
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Life Skills, Employability and Training for Disadvantage Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation Design
Ibarrarán, Pablo; Ripani, Laura; Taboada, Bibiana; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper presents an impact evaluation of a revamped version of the Dominican youth training program Juventud y …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654034
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Primary Education in Latin America: The Unfinished Agenda
Wolff, Laurence; Schiefelbein, Ernesto; Schiefelbein, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This paper asks a deceptively simple question. After over a decade of concern about and investment in primary education, what have been the results and how much further does the region need to go before it has achieved a primary education of quality for all children? The paper creatively reviews...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654519
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Teacher Training in Latin America: Innovations and Trends
Navarro, Juan Carlos; Verdisco, Aimee - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
education reforms under way in most countries. Large investments in teacher training, both pre-service and in-service have been … of teacher training components in education reforms. This demand reflects widespread disappointment with the … on the subject around the world but draws its conclusions from eight case studies on innovations in teacher training in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655483
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Las escuelas de secundaria en América Latina y el Caribe y la transición al mundo del trabajo
Castro, Claudio de Moura; Carnoy, Martin; Wolff, Laurence - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
En este documento se analiza la organización de las escuelas secundarias en América Latina y el Caribe. Se tratan temas como son la provisión de escuelas para un conjunto estudiantil cada vez más heterogéneo y la triple función de preparar a los alumnos para la educación superior, formar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655501
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Teacher Training in Latin America: Innovations and Trends
Navarro, Juan Carlos; Verdisco, Aimee - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
education reforms under way in most countries. Large investments in teacher training, both pre-service and in-service have been … of teacher training components in education reforms. This demand reflects widespread disappointment with the … on the subject around the world but draws its conclusions from eight case studies on innovations in teacher training in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009199172