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"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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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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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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"Expanding and improving basic education in developing countries requires, at a minimum, teachers who are present in … reveal that teachers are absent at high rates in countries such as India, Indonesia, Uganda, Ecuador, and Zambia, reducing …
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"Teachers' salaries have often been highlighted as an important issue in discussions on school improvement. The level …. Lopez-Acevedo examines who teachers are, whether teachers are underpaid, and whether teachers face higher compensation … uncertainty than their counterparts face. The results show that teachers in basic education consistently work fewer hours than …
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between teaching practices and student outcomes and how teaching practices are influenced by teachers' belief systems and …
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primary and junior secondary schools. The major issues investigated included the distribution of teachers, the staffing of … remote schools, teachers' workloads, the overall supply of teachers, teacher remuneration and teacher quality. A highly …
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