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The consequences of child labor : evidence from longitudinal data in rural Tanzania

Beegle, Kathleen (contributor) - 2008

"This paper exploits a unique longitudinal data set from Tanzania to examine the consequences of child labor on education, employment choices, and marital status over a 10-year horizon. Shocks to crop production and rainfall are used as instrumental variables for child labor. For boys, the...

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School and work in the Eastern Caribbean : does the education system adequately prepare youth for the global economy?

Blom, Andreas - 2008

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School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy

World Bank - 2012

As the global economy rapidly changes and new technologies are introduced, more highly skilled workers are required. In the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), firms struggle to fill skilled positions due to a lack of qualified candidates, while the number of unemployed low skilled...

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What's the Long-Term Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Education?

World Bank - 2014

indicate that students whose families received the cash transfers were more likely to graduate high school, an educational …. Students whose families received the cash transfers didn't show improvements in test scores when compared with students whose … families didn't receive the money. It may be that teachers need better training to address the needs of low-income students, or …

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School construction strategies for universal primary education in Africa : should communities be empowered to build their schools?

Theunynck, Serge - 2009

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The challenge of expanding secondary education and training in Madagascar

2008

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Governance, management, and accountability in secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank - 2008

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Can information campaigns spark local participation and improve outcomes? : a study of primary education in Uttar Pradesh, India

Banerjee, Abhijit - 2006

"There is a growing belief in development policy circles that participation by local communities in basic service delivery can promote development outcomes. A central plank of public policy for improving primary education services in India is the participation of village education committees...

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Getting girls into school : evidence from a scholarship program in Cambodia

Schady, Norbert Rudiger - 2006

"Increasing the schooling attainment of girls is a challenge in much of the developing world. The authors evaluate the impact of a program that gives scholarships to girls making the transition between the last year of primary school and the first year of secondary school in Cambodia. They show...

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The effect of school type on academic achievement : evidence from Indonesia

Newhouse, David - 2005

secondary school students (grades 7-9). Students that graduate from public junior secondary schools, controlling for a variety …. Students attending Muslim private schools, including Madrassahs, fare no worse on average than students attending secular …

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