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being taken to draw more children into primary education and the paper considers ways to keep children in school. It also …The provision of high-quality education and health care to all of the population is considered a core element of public … policy in most countries. In India, the government is active in both education and health but the private sector also plays …
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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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After a recession of historic proportions, an export-led recovery is gaining traction in Ireland. The pace of recovery … construction sector.<p> To tackle high and persistent unemployment and thus stave off social exclusion, Ireland needs to further … enhance product-market competition, improve innovation efforts and ameliorate the quality of education, which are key to …
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Traditionally, the Norwegian compulsory education system has focused strongly on the linked goals of equal … opportunities to learn, comprehensive and inclusive education. While some of these objectives have been met successfully, a number …. Given the significant resources devoted to education, Norway’s modest performance on certain measures suggests that …
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Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School … access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the … education will further lift enrolment, bringing closer the government’s goal of universal elementary education, which comprises …
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education (not considered here) would inflate them. Policies aimed at improving the quality of education and adult training will …
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The Irish housing market is very buoyant. The housing boom is driven by strong economic growth, dynamic demographics and low interest rates. However, large tax advantages and relatively lenient credit policies by banks have also played their part, and prices may have become overvalued. To the...
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While Ireland’s economic performance has been impressive, there are too many sectors where producers are shielded from … competition, at the expense of consumers. The loss in efficiency from these policies will become more noticeable as Ireland …
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Women have contributed a great deal to Ireland's economic growth, including by joining the labour force in large …
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A simple econometric framework is presented linking current account balances of euro area countries to intra and extra euro area competitiveness, cyclical positions, fiscal positions and the oil price. The framework is then used to cyclically-adjust observed current account balances and...
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