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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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quality of basic education for a large fraction of the Black African population is still very low. This study identifies … several hurdles to the upgrading of basic education quality, such as the lack of investment in school infrastructure and … be further addressed by vocational education reforms and an alleviation of credit constraints at the tertiary level …
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This paper proposes and estimates a model of demand for and supply of graduations in tertiary education, which is then … to education have remained high in spite of rising educational attainment levels, the paper accords a great deal of … future scenarios of demand for tertiary education, pointing to increases between 30 and 60 per cent across OECD countries …
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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 …
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Income and earning inequality has been on the rise in most of the OECD and in many emerging economies since the 1980s. This paper estimates a model of earnings inequality across OECD countries that incorporates determinants of relative demand and supply of more and less-skilled labour. Drawing...
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Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace. Despite long working hours, labour...
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Significant labour market mismatches and insufficient mobility penalise employment and productivity. Mismatches have above all a skills dimension, with an excess of low-skilled workers and a possible lack of skilled workers in certain domains. Reducing the high tax wedge on low salaries and...
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human capital and productivity improvements.<P> While educational attainment is very high, the education system needs to be … education are unequally distributed. Adequate funding for education institutions is not assured everywhere while inefficiencies … Russie : Les compétences, l'éducation et l'innovation<BR>Le marché du travail en Russie est très flexible. Les entreprises s …
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liberalisation; strengthening competition in markets for goods and services; education, research and innovation. Progress is also … document : la libéralisation du secteur financier ; renforcer la concurrence sur les marchés des biens et services ; l’éducation …
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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 …
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