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The main goal of this paper is to study the efficiency of Colombian schools with an eye on understanding what drives school productivity and how much is to be gained by increasing efficiency. The paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to study efficiency and a Tobit model to study the...
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1. Situación general de la ciudad. 2. Los recursos asignados. 3. Políticas, avances y reflexiones en educación, salud y vivienda. 4. Conclusiones
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Executive Summary. In 2002 the Colombian government issued the Estatuto de Profesionalización Docente (henceforth EPD), introducing a new code for public school teachers. The EPD implements two main strategies in order to improve the quality of education; first, attract capable individuals to...
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Este documento presenta la evaluación de dos de los principales programas de Colciencias para la formación de capital intelectual: Jóvenes Investigadores y Becas Doctorales. En este estudio se utilizó el método de Propensity Score Matching (PSM) para evaluar el impacto de estos dos...
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Abstract: High inequality has long been regarded as one of the main problems facing Latin American countries. To understand better the determinants of inequality and to help guide thinking about policy options, it would be useful to know whether inequality mainly reflects low intergenerational...
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