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Having a good teacher is the most important school-related factor for student achievement, to the point of closing the gap between low and high-income students. However, the empirical literature is almost silent regarding teacher selection. This paper estimates a teacher selection model using...
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returns to education in Urban Peru. Exploiting a rich pair of data sets (ENNIV 1997 and 2000) that include questions on type … of education (public vs. private) for each educational level (primary, secondary, technical tertiary and university … educational trajectories. The results indicate higher returns to education for those who attended private schools than those who …
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. Investment in Technologies for Education (TEd), which has the goal of improving the quality of education and making it relevant …
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There is a broad consensus regarding the need to improve student outcomes in the educational systems of Latin America and the Caribbean. After an attempt to institute various reforms and initiatives, the demand for quality and equity continues to be heard throughout the region. Meeting this...
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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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due to differences in individual outcomes like education, health, labor situation and housing quality. … individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life, family, health, housing, neighborhood economic …
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which assess the impact of organization on performance in education and in health. The paper shows that the relationships … improving health and education in the region. …Latin America spends large amounts of resources on social services, yet its life expectancy and education levels are …
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According to conventional wisdom, health and education are important factors for economic and social development: they … members of society receive these services equally. To a large extent, women are left out of health and education systems; as a … consequence, they constitute an economically and socially disadvantaged group. This article analyzes the gender gaps within health …
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expenditures in education, health, and infrastructure on economic growth, poverty, and income distribution in the past 20 years …
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analyzing the incidence of social spending on education, health, and social security for the majority of Latin American … education - social spending in secondary education, tertiary education, and social security and pensions are highly regressive …
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