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Globalization and the Rise of Mass Education

Mitch, David (ed.); Cappelli, Gabriele (ed.) - 2019 - 1st ed. 2019

accumulation based on a global, long-run perspective, focusing on a variety of countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa …

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The importance of school systems : evidence from international differences in student achievement

Woessmann, Ludger - 2016

Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this all due to differences in what students bring with them to school - socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay...

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Education, social equality and economic growth : a view of the landscape

Thorvaldur Gylfason; Gylfi Zoega - 2003

Education has been one of the key determinants of economic growth around the world since 1965. In this paper, we discuss three different measures of education, and consider their relationship to the distribution of income as measured by the Gini coefficient as well as to economic growth across...

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(Re-)distribution of personal incomes, education and economic performance across countries

Rehme, Günther - 2002

In many OECD countries income inequality has risen, but surprisingly redistribution as well. The theory attributes this partly to the redistributive effect of education spending. In the model income inequality and growth depend in an inverted U-shaped way on education. To maintain a given level...

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