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Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
World Bank Group - 2018
This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645381
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On-the-Job Training : Returns, Barriers to Provision, and Policy Implications
Saraf, Priyam - 2017
Firms that provide on-the-job training do so when it is critical to their productivity-and when productivity is … and productivity, as well as the presence of positive externalities from on-the-job training, while discussing the … complementary productivity-enhancing activities within the firm. The literature suggests that for most firms, a comprehensive policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246025
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Women, Business and the Law 2012 : Removing Barriers to Economic Inclusion
World Bank - 2011
the basis of gender in 141 economies around the world, covering six areas: accessing institutions, using property, getting … opportunities for women. For men and women throughout the developing world, the chance to start and run a business or get a good job …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247795
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Jobs' amenability to working from home : evidence from skills surveys for 53 countries
Hatayama, Maho; Viollaz, Mariana; Winkler, Hernan - 2020
The spread of COVID-19 and implementation of "social distancing" policies around the world have raised the question of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241132
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Accounting for Cross-Country Income Differences : Ten Years Later
Caselli, Francesco - 2016
The study focused on a cross-section of countries observed in the mid-1990s, so the conclusions from that effort are beginning to be a bit dated. In addition, signi cant revisions of the data underlying the 2005 paper have been published. Last but not least, in the intervening years become aware...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248305
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Soft Skills for Hard Constraints : Evidence from High-Achieving Female Farmers
Montalvao, Joao - 2017
. The context is Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, where the majority of rural households practice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246020
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Women, Business and the Law 2018
2018
How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field so that the rules for operating in the worlds of work and business apply equally regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644107
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Women, Business and the Law 2020
World Bank Group - 2020
The World Bank Group's Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as …
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Women Entrepreneurs in Indonesia : A Pathway to Increasing Shared Prosperity
World Bank Group - 2016
The world today believes that supporting women entrepreneurs is vital for economic growth. As economic opportunities … increase, unprecedented numbers of women are entering the world of business and entrepreneurship. The number of women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644489
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Shedding Light on Female Talent in Lebanon's Energy Sector
Ahmad, Ali - 2019
This policy brief aims to contribute to filling the knowledge gap and presenting a sex-disaggregated snapshot of the distribution of students across energy related higher education educational programs as well as the traditional Science, Technology, Education, and Math (STEM) fields, in tertiary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646072