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"The author presents evidence that balance sheet effects are critical determinants of both the likelihood of a crisis and of income losses following a crisis. She tests the validity of "insurance" and "liquidity" models of currency crisis. Both models predict that the occurrence of a balance of...
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Inequality of opportunity : what it is, how it can be measured, and why it matters -- A human opportunity index for … children -- Uses and policy applications of the human opportunity index -- Inequality of economic opportunity in seven Latin …
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The purpose of the CPPI is to help identify opportunities to improve a terminal or a port that will ultimately benefit all public and private stakeholders. The CPPI is intended to serve as a benchmark for important stakeholders in the global economy, including national governments, port...
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Consideration of lifelong learning extends the World Bank's traditional approach to education, in which subsectors are … James Wolfensohn referred explicitly to lifelong learning as a component of what education means for poverty alleviation In … the challenges of developing a lifelong learning system. While the World Bank's involvement in lifelong education is still …
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measures put in place to ensure continuity of learning. These include the Survey of Ministries of Education on National … available on how students' learning is being affected by the disruptions caused by the pandemic or on the impact of education … simulations of potential learning losses due to COVID-19 and exploration of their longer-term implications. The analysis is based …
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worryingly high. More than five million youths have failed to complete a basic education. Alternative Learning System (ALS) is a … analyzes (a) the target populations, (b) current beneficiaries, (c) delivery modes (with a focus on learning facilitators … school and those who are at high risk. An expansion of ALS may distort incentives among students currently in school, and …
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can play. Not only do they want to use technology to directly aid learning, but they also want to ensure that students in …
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is widespread belief that ICTs can and will empower teachers and learners, transforming teaching and learning processes … from being highly teacher-dominated to student-centered, and that this transformation will result in increased learning …
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