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The scope of this report is twofold. First, it documents skills gaps and mismatches and attempts to understand the reasons for them. Second, it provides a framework for thinking about skills development, drawing on international best practices, with the intent of stimulating further discussion....
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the positive effect of liberalization on productivity when they do not account for the endogeneity bias. On the theory …) estimates obtained at the firm level for Colombia between 1983 and 1998, and finds that more productive sectors receive more … higher productivity gain are liberalized less. Finally, he illustrates a system of equations estimation and shows that the …
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The demand for skills has been increasing significantly in Vietnam, due to a combination of inter-industry employment changes, capital accumulation and some evidence which is consistent with skill-biased technical change. As a result employment opportunities for tertiary graduates now exist in...
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The Bulgarian labor market has seen remarkable improvements in recent years and has contributed to strong economic growth. The benign environment for job creation is now changing, as the global economic crisis impacts on labor market demand in Bulgaria. Compared to the EU27 averages, activity...
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"This paper studies the spatial dimension of growth in Mexico over the past three decades. The literature on regional economic growth shows a decrease in regional dispersion from 1970 to 1985, and a sharp increase afterward coinciding with the trade liberalization of the Mexican economy. Using...
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This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Colombia, with … America, Colombia has submitted one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change … (including land use change and forestry) is significant and not yet sufficiently explored in the country. Colombia does not count …
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