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This report presents the results of the SABER-Teachers tool as applied in Singapore. A collaborative effort between the … Group's SABER tools. The report describes the performance of Singapore's education system in achieving each of the eight … has been formally endorsed by the Ministry of Education of Singapore. Additional information on the teacher policies in …
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Gender-based wage discrimination is a highly researched area of labor economics. However, most studies on this topic have focused on schooling and paid limited attention to the mechanisms through which cognitive and noncognitive skills influence wages. This paper uses data from adults in seven...
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Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Introduction and background -- The macro aggregation-accumulation model -- Enterprises and workforce -- Key economic sectors for jobs, value addition, competitiveness, and growth -- Skills accumulation and the stock and flow...
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exploration of the three interdependent dimensions of trade connectivity: maritime networks, port efficiency, and hinterland … combines empirical analysis of microeconomic shipping and port data with three case studies of choice of port (focusing on … Spain, Egypt, and Morocco) and five case studies on hinterland development (Barcelona; Malta; Marseilles; Port Said East …
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additional port movements generated by transshipment in regional hub(s). Given the regional dynamics of ports in West Africa …, there is also a good case for more cooperation between West African countries on port reform, competition and regulation … regulatory efforts at the country level and provide a forum to analyze regional issues related to inter-port competition and …
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additional port movements generated by transshipment in regional hub(s). Given the regional dynamics of ports in West Africa …, there is also a good case for more cooperation between West African countries on port reform, competition and regulation … regulatory efforts at the country level and provide a forum to analyze regional issues related to inter-port competition and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645753
Would improvements in port performance increase trade in countries on the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans? Previous … studies attempted to answer this question using ad hoc measures of port efficiency that do not control for the actual use of … port assets or measures that can be very noisy. To avoid these problems, this paper builds a measure of economic efficiency …
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information on youth and youth serving initiatives. Terms of reference crime and violence in Port Moresby and the National Capital … provides a rapid assessment of youth and youth serving institutions in Port Moresby. The report relies on extensive … consultations held in Port Moresby from July 23, 2008. Meetings were held with over 100 young people, their parents, community …
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overview of the world port in terms of numbers and classifies the largest ports in the world in terms of total cargoes … chapter seven, port work has gradually changed from pure physical work to processing control using dedicated and complicated … cope with this issue; in particular how former port areas can be and have been re-integrated in the city. Chapter nine …
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