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"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a...
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"Are natural resources a blessing or a curse? Bravo-Ortega and De Gregorio present a model in which natural resources have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth...
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and span all levels of education. The report proceeds in four chapters. The first covers demographic trends and the labor …
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, productivity growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion and education and the interaction between the two …, and decreases with the brain drain. Second, the impact of North-South trade-related technology diffusion, education, and …
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"The authors develop an endogenous growth model that combines structural change with repeated product improvement. That is, the technologies in one sector of the model become not only increasingly capital-intensive, but also progressively productive over time. Application of the basic model to...
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The shortage of skills sought by key export-oriented and import competing industries in Bosnia and Herzegovina (henceforth, 'BH') is substantial and if left unaddressed, threatens to constrain future economic growth of the country. Prior to the onset of the global economic crisis, BH enjoyed...
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(HLIs), and demand-driven Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses to supply the demand for the higher …-level skills and competencies relevant to labor market needs remains a central priority for the ministry of education in Rwanda … Education and Training (PBET) sector and progress has been made on various areas of policy implementation discussed in the …
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increasing attention to secondary and, most important, postsecondary education. Despite rising enrollment in tertiary … education in Africa, defines its current views on this matter, and offers technical support on this topic to its collaborating … donor investments in tertiary education within the context of a globally competitive knowledge economy, and suggests likely …
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, poverty and inequality increases. The needed acceleration of human, and social capital development focuses on education …, health, and the decline of crime and violence, suggesting continued implementation of primary education reforms, through the … development of new curriculum, improved quality of basic education, and educational financing. Health recommendations include …
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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) hamper the development of human capital for current and future generations. NCDs are chronic conditions that are often untreatable and require close monitoring to control the progression of the disease. They account for 70 percent of all deaths worldwide and...
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