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(Mis-)Understanding Education Externalities
Mueller, Normann - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This article reviews the current state of research on education externalities. It finds that much of the confusion …', and 'knowledge' need to be distinguished for a better understanding. Whereas pure teaching yields externalities on the … private and social returns to education, are unsuitable to substantiate the existence of externalities. As a consequence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837489
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(Mis-)Understanding Education Externalities
Mueller, Normann - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This article critically evaluates the current state of research on education externalities. It occurs that much of the … distinguishes the concepts education, teaching, and knowledge. Whereas pure teaching yields externalities on the primary and … returns to education, are unsuitable to substantiate the existence of externalities. As a consequence, subsidies to tertiary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623474
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The Role of Human Capital and Population Growth in R&D-Based Models of Economic Growth
Strulik, Holger - Institut für Makroökonomie und Wirtschaftspolitik, … - 2001
Human capital accumulation is introduced in a growth model with R\&D-driven expansion in variety and quality of intermediate goods andknowledge spillovers from both research activities. Economic growth is no longer uniquely tied to population growth as previous growth models without scale...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005572069
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Private, Private Government-Dependent and Public schools. An International Effectiveness Analysis
Vandenberghe, Vincent - EconWPA - 2003
This paper aims at estimating the effect on achievement of various types of schools: private, private but government-dependent and public ones. It is based on the analysis of Reading test scores of 15-year-old students surveyed in 2002 across OECD and non-OECD countries. The estimation of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125904
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Private, Private Government-Dependent and Public schools. An International Efficiency Analysis using Propensity Score Matching
Vincent, Vandenberghe; Stéphane, Robin - EconWPA - 2003
This paper aims at estimating the effect on achievement of various types of schools: private, private but government-dependent and public ones. It is based on the analysis of Math, Science and Reading test scores of 15 year-olds students surveyed in 2002 across OECD and non-OECD countries. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408433
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THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIZ OF WOMEN’S EDUCATION - KADIN EGÝTÝMÝNÝN EKONOMÝK ANALÝZÝ
yumusak, ibrahim güran - EconWPA - 2004
In a number of works on education of women, it has been asserted that educating a woman is equal to educating a family and that women are worth training more than their counterparts, men. However, despite the fact that positive contribution of women’s education to the economy and society has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412582
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Republic of Armenia; Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The key findings of Republic of Armenia’s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper are reviewed. Macroeconomic and fiscal framework has been completely revised, taking into account the 2007 outcomes, tendencies developed during 2008, and challenges, particularly the projected increase of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245722
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Ghana; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: 2006 Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper presents key findings of the assessment of progress made in the implementation of policies outlined in the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II, 2006–2009) for Ghana. The paper provides an assessment on programs such as the Multi Donor Budget Support, the linkage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245751
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Making People Employable: Reforming Secondary Education in Pakistan
Khan, Shaukat Hameed - In: The Pakistan Development Review 48 (2009) 4, pp. 603-617
Pakistan’s education system has been the focus of various reforms every few years, and a new exercise has been initiated recently through the National Education Policy, 2009. While the problems are generally well documented and stress on universal primary education fully justified, the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010547065
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Composition of Government Expenditure, Human Capital Accumulation, and Welfare
Matovu, John - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper uses a dynamic general equilibrium model calibrated to Ugandan data to examine the welfare effects of alternative scenarios of government expenditure and tax financing. Two expenditure types are considered: social spending that affects human capital, and infrastructure expenditures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768921