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What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries

Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Ferreira, María M.; Urzua, Sergio; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs' practices and inputs (quality determinants) and...

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Does School Autonomy Make Sense Everywhere? Panel Estimates from PISA

Hanushek, Eric A. - 2011

Decentralization of decision-making is among the most intriguing recent school reforms, in part because countries went in opposite directions over the past decade and because prior evidence is inconclusive. We suggest that autonomy may be conducive to student achievement in well-developed...

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Human capital and social mobility in low- and middle-income countries

Behrman, Jere R. - 2019

Parental human capital and endowments may affect children's human capital, which in turn may affect children's earning and occupations and thus affect social mobility. This paper focuses on what we know about these possible links in low- and middle-income countries. It starts with definitions of...

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The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development

Hanushek, Eric A. - 2007

The role of improved schooling, a central part of most development strategies, has become controversial because expansion of school attainment has not guaranteed improved economic conditions. This paper reviews the role of education in promoting economic well-being, with a particular focus on...

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Handbook of International Insurance : Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies

Cummins, J. David (ed.); Venard, Bertrand (ed.) - 2007

globalization of insurance markets means that understanding both international developments and local trends around the world is now … picture of the world’s insurance markets, this unique and necessary book becomes an essential tool for anyone seeking to … and discuss recent developments of the world’s major insurance markets. Each chapter contains essential insights for …

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Financial Systems, Economic Growth, and Globalization

Rousseau, Peter L. - 2001

formal quantitative analysis. We begin with studies of the Dutch Republic, England, the U.S., France, Germany and Japan that …

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Internationales Direktmarketing : Grundlagen, Best Practice, Marketingfakten

Krafft, Manfred - 2005

Deutschland -- 8 Finnland -- 9 Frankreich -- 10 Großbritannien -- 11 Italien -- 12 Niederlande -- 13 Norwegen -- 14 Österreich … Marketing ein. Dem Trend der zunehmenden Globalisierung des Welthandels folgt auch das internationale Direktmarketing. Im …

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Peer Effects in European Primary Schools : Evidence from PIRLS

Ammermueller, Andreas - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Education and Labour Markets Outcomes : A French-German Comparison

Lauer, Charlotte (contributor) - 2005

labor market outcomes for men and women in France and Germany, two countries with different education systems. Using …

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Human Capital and Industrialization : Evidence from the Age of Enlightenment

Squicciarini, Mara P. - 2014

While human capital is a strong predictor of economic development today, its importance for the Industrial Revolution has typically been assessed as minor. To resolve this puzzling contrast, we differentiate average human capital (literacy) from upper-tail knowledge. As a proxy for the...

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