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physical tasks. These results suggest that ICT can lower gender inequality in the labor market by shifting the labor demand … interactive tasks, suggesting that gender differences in education may have limited female labor supply for the most innovative …This paper studies the effects of firms' investments in information and communication technologies (ICT) on their …
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There are two well-established gender gaps in education. First, females tend to have higher educational attainment and … evidence for the role of various factors in affecting educational achievement by gender. Gender differences in non … concludes by evaluating what factors are most responsible for the two central gender gaps, whether there is a role for policy to …
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ratios and reduces famine's impact on gender inequality in health and education. … 1959-1961 on gender inequality. We model how social norms interact with adverse shocks to affect male and female survival …
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implications of these patterns, I build a quantitative model of the labor market with endogenous technology and training …
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This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A …, it shows that the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in …
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To boost college graduation rates, policymakers often advocate for academic supports such as coaching or mentoring. Proactive and intensive coaching interventions are effective, but are costly and difficult to scale. We evaluate a relatively lower-cost group coaching program targeted at...
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technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for grade 12 students and science, technology, engineering, and … mathematics (STEM) education systems for grade 10 students; labor market outcomes; and mentors' experiences in each field. Despite …
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changes in the opportunities for health care and education in the Philippines from 1998 to 2007. …
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assess determinants of student performance during the coronavirus pandemic in Bhutan. Gender gaps, urban-rural gaps, and … socioeconomic gaps do not appear to have widened substantially after the pandemic-related closure. Student characteristics (gender …, access to a computer at home) and school characteristics (boarding facilities, urban location, class size, computers) predict …
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