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wages, is sufficiently large to suggest that they are in high demand and that there is a relative scarcity. Policymakers …
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In addition to the traditional education system targeting children and youth, one potentially important vehicle to improve literacy and numeracy skills is adult literacy programs (ALPs). In many developing countries, however, these programs do not seem to achieve these hoped for, ex ante,...
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wages, is sufficiently large to suggest that they are in high demand and that there is a relative scarcity. Policymakers …
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There is evidence that many college graduates are employed in jobs for which a degree is not required, and in which the skills they learned in college are not being fully used. Most of the literature on educational or skill mismatch is based on cross-sectional data, providing information at just...
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As the number of secondary school graduates rises, many developing countries expand the supply of public and private …, underemployment, and overeducation of professionals. Whether governments should regulate the quantity or quality of university …
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Large imbalances between the supply and demand for skills in transition economies are driven by rapid economic … overeducation implying a loss of human capital for individuals and ineffective use of resources for the economy. To make informed … decisions, policymakers need to understand how different types of workers and firms are affected by overeducation and skill …
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As the number of secondary school graduates rises, many developing countries expand the supply of public and private …, underemployment, and overeducation of professionals. Whether governments should regulate the quantity or quality of university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984691
Evidence shows that many college graduates are employed in jobs for which a degree is not required (overeducation), and … interests of employers as both overeducation and overskilling can lead to frustration, lower wages, and higher quitting rates …
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There is evidence that many college graduates are employed in jobs for which a degree is not required, and in which the skills they learned in college are not being fully used. Most of the literature on educational or skill mismatch is based on cross-sectional data, providing information at just...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011103274
Most public expenditure on childcare in the US is made through a federal program, the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), established as part of landmark welfare reform legislation in 1996. The main goal of the reform was to increase employment and reduce welfare dependence among low-income...
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