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-school drop-out rate, others have room for improvement: education achievement is below the OECD average and strongly influenced by …Improving education outcomes is vital for achieving convergence with GDP per capita levels in Western European … countries and for reducing income inequality. While some education outcomes are favourable, such as the low secondary …
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the reforms underway or suggested, Germany would be able to look forward to higher education achievement and attainment …Improving education outcomes is important for Germany’s long-term economic performance and social cohesion. While … student achievement is above the OECD average in science and at the OECD average in reading and mathematics according to the …
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-national spending on primary and lower-secondary education. Using state- and municipality-level data during 1991-2002, this paper shows … importance of FUNDEF in eliminating supply constraints to the improvement of education attainment. Enrolment rates are now nearly … universal for primary and lower-secondary education. Emphasis should therefore be placed on policies to improve the quality of …
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Australia’s inter-governmental fiscal relations have gradually moved towards greater centralisation. State governments receive sizeable transfers from the federal government and own revenues only partially cover their expenses. Finding the right balance between federal control and state...
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-regular workers. Education reforms are also needed to promote inclusive growth, notably by: i) improving the access of low …-income children to high-quality early childhood education and care; ii) reducing reliance on private tutoring, notably at hagwons; and … de l’éducation sont également requises pour promouvoir une croissance inclusive, notamment: i) en améliorant l’accès des …
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Turkey can achieve strong sustainable growth and job creation but further reforms in the labour market, education and …, further progress with education reform, from pre-school all the way to the tertiary level and vocational training, is needed … et durable riche en emplois, mais des réformes s’imposent en matière de – marché du travail, d’éducation et de marchés de …
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The manufacturing sector has contributed little to income growth and its share in total merchandise exports has been declining. Manufacturing has not brought much new employment, and most of the recent rise in manufacturing employment has been in the informal sector, where workers are not...
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educational outcomes between countries. There is some evidence that, after controlling for education spending and the overall … contribuer aux différences de résultats scolaires entre pays. En contrôlant pour le niveau de dépenses d’éducation et de …
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young people, improved vocational education at the secondary and tertiary levels would help overcome the labour mismatch … problem and the overemphasis on tertiary education. Enhancing educational quality at all levels would promote productivity …
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Irish youth was hit hard by the crisis. Many young workers have remained unemployed for a long time and, unless it is tackled promptly, this issue will become one of the most enduring legacies of the recession. New labourmarket policy initiatives have been introduced recently, but more will be...
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