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Women make a significant contribution to West Africa's food economy, perpetuating a long tradition of commerce and … women's entrepreneurship. It confirms that Nigeria occupies a privileged position due to its demographics and growing … women and policy approaches that promote better integration of the initiatives undertaken by governments, international and …
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Families in the OECD are changing. The nuclear family – mother and father, married with children – is becoming less …
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The OECD Family Indicators database was developed to provide cross-national indicators on family outcomes and family …
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OECD and the Canadian Policy Research Networks. It examines the extent to which young men and women with low levels of … education are marginalized, the role family background plays in making it possible to complete the recognized minimal level of …
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The labour market outcomes for native- and foreign-born adults during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic vary considerably across countries – with inequalities in employment even falling in some cases compared to 2017. In contrast with the 2008 financial crisis, greater educational...
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This report uses recent economic modelling to relate cognitive skills – as measured by PISA and other international instruments – to economic growth, demonstrating that relatively small improvements to labour force skills can largely impact the future well-being of a nation. The report also...
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Value-added estimates are a significant improvement upon measures of school performance currently used in most education systems across OECD countries. They provide a fundamentally more accurate and valuable quantitative basis for school improvement planning, policy development and for enacting...
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