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This paper documents the income distribution changes experienced by Argentina during the last decades. Inequality substantially increased, and despite economic growth during some periods, poverty also went significantly up. Two types of episodes have shaped Argentina's income distribution: deep...
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This paper provides an estimation of the size of income and demand automatic stabilizers in a representative sample of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The authors find that when a negative unemployment shock hits the economy, the size of income and demand automatic stabilizers...
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This paper considers the effects of trade unions on the education sector in Argentina and the channels of union … class days). Based on estimates of education production functions both in this paper and elsewhere, we expect this to …, education budget and teachers' salaries). Reviewing these results, we conclude that the impact of unions on students …
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The past decade has seen the emergence of numerous rigorous impact evaluations of teacher policies. This paper reviews the economic theory and empirical evidence on eight teacher policy goals: (1) setting clear expectations for teachers; (2) attracting the best into teaching; (3) preparing...
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The general objective of this project was to improve the quality of education at the Ticuna indigenous schools in the … people are the principal actors in the transformation of their education system. The outcomes of this program went beyond its …
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. While intergenerational education mobility has improved in recent decades, which may increase income mobility for younger … social exclusion, low access to higher education, and labor market discrimination.Abstract: Este artículo hace una revisión …
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education sector. The Framework responds to requests by the Board of Executive Directors for updated sector strategies following … Bank¿s overarching corporate strategies as well as the education sub-sector strategies written in the course of the past …
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In areas torn by war and violence, effective education can prepare the next generation for a productive life, heal … psychological wounds, prevent cyclical violence, and achieve peace. "From Bullets to Blackboards" profiles ten exemplary education …, primary and bilingual education, vocational skills for ex-combatants and displaced families, and training for human rights and …
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This study provides detailed accounting of the current levels of social exclusion in education and factors contributing … to them. It provides a quantitative and qualitative accounting and profiling of social exclusion in education in the … contextual factors intervening in the delivery of a quality education at all levels to socially excluded groups, particularly …
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The general objective of this project was to improve the quality of education at the Ticuna indigenous schools in the … people are the principal actors in the transformation of their education system. The outcomes of this program went beyond its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654029