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The Choice of For-Profit College
Chung, Anna - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
pricing, or random circumstances). The main student-level data samples come from the National Education Longitudinal Study of … 1988 (NELS:88) and the associated Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS:2000). I estimate a multinomial logit of …
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The Effects of For-Profit College Training on Earnings
Chung, Anna - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
significant effects of for-profit Associate degrees for males are due to the unrelated vocational training. …
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For-Profit Student Heterogeneity
Chung, Anna - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
In this study, I use three data sets collected by the US Department of Education, National Center for Education …
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The mismatch between supply of university graduates and demand in the graduate labor market in Ghana.
Sallim, Charles Mohammed Quarshie - 2001
graduate labor market in Ghana. The problem has been compounded by the increasing number of liberal arts graduates coming out … every year to join an already saturated labor market. The problem has become so serious that no concerned Ghanaian can … received by the graduates; and the types of skills and qualifications needed in the graduate labor market.The present study …
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Trends in wage inequality in Italy during the 1990s: Why a university degree now matters.
Prisco, Anne Marie - 2000
"education gap". Due to institutional developments that have occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, it is anticipated that wage … compression will be attenuated and returns to higher education strengthened. If so, then the extent to which socioeconomic … inequality and returns to education through the mid-1990s in Italy. Cross-sections from four waves of a nationally representative …
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The Global Competition for Talented People
Neves, Marcos Fava; Scare, Roberto Fava - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 16 (2013) 2
The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Assocation. www.ifama.org
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Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
In 2011, Uzbekistan celebrated 20 years of independence. The transition has not been smooth for any country in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Uzbekistan, too, has experienced both positive and negative developments in gender equality. The status of women and men in Uzbekistan is...
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Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Fifty Years of Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Celebrar el pasado, construir el futuro: Cincuenta años de desarrollo e...
Ávila, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank
Although science has unlocked the secrets of the human genome, the causes of social and economic development remain stubbornly enigmatic. Why do some countries adopt new technologies more readily than others? Why does income inequality persist in some regions--even in the face of rapid economic...
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Innovating, Gaining Market Share and Fostering Social Inclusion Success Stories in SME Development
Nations, United - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; …
This document represents a contribution made by the Tripartite Committee comprising the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Pathways to...
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Beyond Facts: Understanding Quality of Life Title: Calidad de vida: Más allá de los hechos
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Duryea, Suzanne; Powell, Andrew; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Traditionally, the concept of quality of life has been viewed through objective indicators. Beyond Facts looks at quality of life through a new lens, namely, the perceptions of millions of Latin Americans. Using an enhanced version of the recently created Gallup World Poll that incorporates...
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