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Gender equality is a core development objective, and it is also a smart development policy. Gender equality is also a … key pathway to ensure lasting poverty reduction and shared prosperity. Identifying the main gender gaps a country faces … required. It focuses on three areas that are critical for gender-equal access to opportunities, namely endowments such as …
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Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right, and it is also smart economics. Greater gender … Bank 2011).For example, gender gaps in the Romanian labor market may be harming aggregate productivity due to inefficient …
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Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right, and it is also a smartdevelopment policy. Gender … equality is also a key pathway to ensure lasting poverty reductionand shared prosperity. Identifying the main gender gaps a … action is required. It focuses on three areas that are criticalfor gender-equal access to opportunities, namely endowments …
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The outlook for the global economy has darkened amid elevated trade tensions. International trade and investment are moderating, trade tensions remain elevated, and financing conditions are tightening. Global growth is projected to moderate from a downwardly revised 3 percent in 2018 to 2.9...
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This note assesses pre-university education in Kosovo and identifies policies that can improve education quality and equity. There is a substantial need for improvement to the foundations of the education system, especially in terms of coverage and quality. If Kosovo is to reap the benefits of...
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South Africa's much anticipated economic rebound in 2018 did not occur. While substantial efforts by the authorities to strengthen governance of public resources and stabilize the fiscal situation helped the economy to not contract further, economic growth remained tepid with a technical...
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Over the last decade, the Government of the Philippines has embarked on an ambitious education reform program to ensure that all Filipinos have the opportunity to obtain the skills that they need to play a full and productive role in society. The government has backed up these reforms,...
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Providing schools with direct funding to meet their operational needs is the cornerstone of the government's efforts to strengthen school-based management in the Philippines. Over the past five years, funds that the government has provided directly to schools to support their maintenance and...
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In this note, we examine how Cambodian youth's test score performance during lower secondary relates to their success several years later as they transition from schooling to work. Specifically, we explore the association between cognitive skills measured using math and vocabulary test scores...
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This literature review aims to understand the design and content of successful preprimary parenting programs specifically those implemented in fragile, conflict, and violent contexts. This document serves as a resource guide for the creation of a preprimary parenting program for the South...
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