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The learning challenge in the 21st century
Patrinos, Harry Anthony - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240539
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Determinants of participation in manufacturing GVCs in Africa : the role of skills, human capital endowment and migration
Yaméogo, Nadège Désirée; Jammeh, Kebba - 2019
This analysis assesses the role of skills, human capital endowment, and migration as determinants of Sub-Saharan Africa … skills and manufacturing global value chains are available for 19 subsectors was constructed. A fixed-effect gravity model …; investing in the quality of human capital; and promoting intraregional skills mobility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059241
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Criss-crossing globalization : uphill flows of skill-intensive goods and foreign direct investment
Mattoo, Aaditya; Subramanian, Arvind - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003916974
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Migration and the skill composition of the labor force : the impact of trade liberalization in developing countries
López, Ramón; Schiff, Maurice W. - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000920501
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From Ghana to America : the skill content of jobs and economic development
Bello, Salvatore Lo; Sanchez Puerta, Maria Laura; … - 2019
new stylized facts. First, while developed countries tend to have jobs more intensive in nonroutine cognitive skills than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008040
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The lost human capital : teacher knowledge and student achievement in Africa
Bold, Tessa; Filmer, Deon; Molina, Ezequiel; Svensson, Jakob - 2019
In many low-income countries, teachers do not master the subject they are teaching, and children learn little while attending school. Using unique data from nationally representative surveys of schools in seven Sub-Saharan African countries, this paper proposes a methodology to assess the effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022369
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A skills-based human capital framework to understand the phenomenon of youth economic disengagement
Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.; Mayer Gukovas, Renata - 2018
accumulation, anchored in skills development, to illustrate the phenomenon and implications of youth economic disengagement. In the … capital due to inadequate access and quality of opportunities for skills development through formal education and employment … market do not contribute to build skills that are valued by the labor market, and (ii) the costs related to economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011809307
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The impact of employer discrimination on female labor market outcomes : experimental evidence from Tunisia
Alaref, Jumana; Towfighian, Samira Nikaein; Paez, Gustavo N. - 2020
The role of employer discrimination in widening labor market differences between men and women has been hypothesized and investigated in different settings. Using a field experiment, this paper examines the presence and magnitude of gender-based discrimination by employers at the point of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297473
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The medium-term impact of entrepreneurship education on labor market outcomes : experimental evidence from university graduates in Tunisia
Alaref, Jumana; Brodmann, Stefanie; Premand, Patrick - 2019
Despite the widespread popularity of entrepreneurship education, there is thin evidence on its effectiveness in improving employment outcomes over the medium to long term. A potential time lag between entrepreneurial intentions and actions is sometimes presented as a reason why employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004724