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Improving the Quality of Primary Education in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Wolff, L.; Schiefelbein, E.; Valenzuela, J. - World Bank Group - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005479239
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Advancing adult learning in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Bodewig, Christian; Hirshleifer, Sarojini - World Bank Group - 2011
This report presents available evidence on adult education and training in Europe and Central Asia (ECA …), differentiating two separate types: continuing vocational education and training (CVET) for the employed, sought either by employers … or individuals, and retraining and second chance education for the non?employed. This paper presents available evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009000965
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Child labor and school enrollment in Thailand in the 1990s
Tzannatos, Zafiris - World Bank Group - 1998
suggests that at younger ages (below 14) direct education costs deter school attendance. As the child gets older, income … effects become more important determinants of child labor than the costs of education. This report examines what incentives … the household can be provided with to keep children in school, the role of public education, and what can be done in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676627
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Disability, poverty and schooling in developing countries : results from eleven household surveys
Filmer, Deon - World Bank Group - 2005
This paper analyzes the relationship between whether a young person has a disability, the poverty status of their household, and their school participation using 11 household surveys from nine developing countries. Between 1 and 2 percent of the population is identified as having a disability....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676632
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Non-public provision of active labor market programs in Arab- Mediterranean countries : an inventory of youth programs
Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.; Semlali, Amina; Brodmann, Stefanie - World Bank Group - 2010
This note presents and analyzes the main design features of an inventory of non-publicly provided Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs) in Arab-Mediterranean Countries (AMCs), with a specific focus on programs targeted at youth. Despite considerable international evidence, there is little...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676636
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Productivity increases in SMEs : with special emphasis on in-service training of workers in Korea
Woo, Kye Lee - World Bank Group - 2009
This paper is about the evolution of an innovative in-service training program and its effects in Korea. In many developing countries, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play important roles in outputs, exports, and employment. Therefore, governments have used various policy instruments to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676678
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Supporting and expanding community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and care responses : a report on Save the Children (US) Malawi COPE Project
Hunter, Susan S. - World Bank Group - 2002
In 1995, Save the Children/US-Malawi introduced a small pilot project called COPE-Community-based Options for Protection and Empowerment, to provide direct services to prevent, and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on children, families, and communities in one district. Over the past six years,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676679
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The World Bank and children : a review of activities
Kaur, Iqbal; Tzannatos, Zafiris - World Bank Group - 2002
This paper reviews Bank interventions that supported the welfare of children in the last decade. Though the Bank has always addressed children's development, and protection through its focus of broader economic development, and social protection, it has recently intensified its efforts to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676703
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The return to firm investments in human capital
Almeida, Rita; Carneiro, Pedro - World Bank Group - 2008
In this paper the authors estimate the rate of return to firm investments in human capital in the form of formal job training. The authors use a panel of large firms with detailed information on the duration of training, the direct costs of training, and several firm characteristics. The authors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676710
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Long-term welfare and investment impact of AIDS-related changes in family composition : evidence from Uganda
Deininger, Klaus; Crommelynck, Anja; Kempaka, Gloria - World Bank Group - 2002
investment, which were more pronounced for the poor. Initial disadvantages in foster children's access to education for this … group, were overcome in the course of Universal Primary Education (UPE) implementation, while new inequalities have emerged …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676712