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Transforming Indonesia's Teaching Force : From Pre-service Training to Retirement - Producing and Maintaining a High-quality, Efficient, and Motivated Workforce

World Bank - 2012

The report on the transforming Indonesia's teaching force is divided in two volumes. The executive summary is the first volume of a two-volume comprehensive report on teacher management in Indonesia. This volume summarizes the key findings of the detailed technical analysis in volume two, but...

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Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition: Nigeria

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2014

This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building on the methodology established in the global report scaling up nutrition: what will it cost? Authors first estimate the costs and benefits of a nationwide scale up of ten...

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Women's Retirement Age in Vietnam : Gender Equality and Sustainability of the Social Security Fund

World Bank - 2012

The issue of the retirement age is fundamentally linked to policies on social protection. It is an issue that … law in Vietnam, several options were presented for changing the retirement age of women. However, the National Assembly …'s retirement age in Vietnam to serve as a basis for further consultation and policy dialogue with the Government. …

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Retirement : Can Pension Reform Reverse the Trend to Earlier Retirement?

World Bank - 2012

This edition of the Pension Reform Primer examines the global trend in early retirement among rich and poorer countries …, the reasons for people retiring early, the burden of early retirement on the pension system, recent policy initiatives to … promote employment of older workers, and people's responses to incentives. The paper notes there is a clear relationship …

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International migration and gender differentials in the home labor market : evidence from albania

Mendola, Mariapia - 2009

"This paper examines the role of male-dominated international migration in shaping labor market outcomes by gender in migrant-sending households in Albania. Using detailed information on family migration experience from the latest Living Standards Measurement Study survey, the authors find that...

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Making work pay in Madagascar : employment, growth, and poverty reduction

Hoftijzer, Margo - 2008

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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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Conditional cash transfers, adult work incentives, and poverty

Skoufias, Emmanuel - 2006

"Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent...

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Labor supply, school attendance, and remittances from international migration : the case of El Salvador

Acosta, Pablo - 2006

"The objective of this paper is to present microeconomic evidence on the economic effects of international remittances on households' spending decisions. Remittances can increase the household budget and reduce liquidity constraint problems, allowing more consumption and investment. In...

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The impact of Chilean fruit sector development on female employment and household income

Jarvis, Lovell S. - 2004

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