ability of individuals to finance this investment and the institutional characteristics of tertiary education systems …. Focusing on core tertiary education services, the paper presents new measures of private returns to tertiary education, the … institutional setting for supplying tertiary education and the availability of individual financing in OECD countries. Using a panel …

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 … an important role, notably for heath, and to a lesser extent in education. At present, the quality and quantity of the …

This study provides estimates of the private Internal Rates of Return (IRR) to tertiary education for women and men in …-country comparable individual-level data. Labour market premia are then adjusted for fiscal factors and education cost. Returns to an … additional year of tertiary education are, on average, above 8% and vary in a range from 4 to 15% in the countries and in the …

This study provides estimates of the private Internal Rates of Return (IRR) to tertiary education for women and men in …-country comparable individual-level data. Labour market premia are then adjusted for fiscal factors and education cost. Returns to an … additional year of tertiary education are, on average, above 8% and vary in a range from 4 to 15% in the countries and in the …

students. Unemployment is high and the school-to-job transition process does not work well. Spending on education and active … disadvantaged pupils. Developing work-based vocational education would also facilitate the transition from school to work. This …>Investir efficacement dans l´éducation et dans les politiques actives du marché du travail en Slovaquie<BR>En Slovaquie, les résultats …

scores are low, a large number of tertiary students study abroad, and attainment rates are low at all levels of education …. Resources devoted to education are also modest. Participation in early childhood education and care is particularly low …, influencing education outcomes in later years, the child care sector is poorly regulated and under–developed, and the separate …

The Australian education system fares well in international comparison with regards to PISA test scores and the higher … education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. Vocational education and training (VET) is an important part … of the post–secondary education system, equipping individuals with the skills to enter or re–enter the labour force and …

Improving education outcomes is important for Germany’s long-term economic performance and social cohesion. While … backgrounds have a large impact. Another problem is that the proportion of younger people that completes tertiary education is … relatively low. The authorities are undertaking wide ranging reforms touching all levels of education to tackle these problems …

An effective system of education and training is important for both social and economic reasons. Its role in the Polish … reallocation of resources as structural adjustment proceeds. Important reforms to decentralise primary and secondary education in … attention on quality control and the place of vocational education. Both are important in the tertiary sector, too, which has …

of education and training services in Portugal and shows that improvements are needed to narrow the significant human … in formal education, and they do not perform as well as children from other OECD countries. Adults, especially the least … resources devoted to education and training but from inefficiencies and misallocation of spending, and weaknesses in the quality …