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Can gender differences in the educational performance of 15-year old migrant pupils be explained by the gender equality in the countries of origin and destination?
Kornder N.; Dronkers J.; Dronkers J. - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2013
We try to explain the differences between the performance (in both reading and math) of 8430 15-year-old daughters and 8526 15-year-old sons in 17 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development destination countries across Europe and Oceania with the PISA 2009 data from 45 origin...
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Education, training and skill development policies in Sudan: Macro-micro overview
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
This paper discusses the education, training and skill development policies in Sudan using a combination of new secondary and primary data. A novel element in our paper is that we use new primary macro and micro (firm) surveys data to discuss and compare the macro and micro perspectives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712096
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The pre-tracking effects of parental background
Korthals R.A. - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2015
Tracking students in secondary school could increase the effect of parental background PB on student performance, especially if parents can influence the track choice. This influence can be either direct or indirect, and either purposefully or not. Little is known about these indirect effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266654
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Education, training and skill development policies in Sudan: Macro-micro overview
Nour, Samia - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2011
This paper discusses the education, training and skill development policies in Sudan using a combination of new secondary and primary data. A novel element in our paper is that we use new primary macro and micro (firm) surveys data to discuss and compare the macro and micro perspectives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009195551
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To return permanently or to return temporarily?: Explaining migrants' intentions
Bilgili Ö.; Siegel M. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
This paper studies migrants intentions to return to their origin country by making the distinction between permanent return, temporary return and participation in temporary return programmes. Using survey data from first generation migrants in the Netherlands, we explore how migrants experiences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856367
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Migration, remittances and household welfare in Ethiopia
Andersson L. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
This paper investigates the effect of international remittances and migration on household welfare in Ethiopia. We … international migration and remittances. The results reveal that remittances have a significant impact on a welfare variable that … has previously not received much attention in the migration literature, namely household subjective economic well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856390
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Poor trends - The pace of poverty reduction after the Millennium Development Agenda
de, Crombrugghe D.P.I.; Szirmai A.; R, Bluhm - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
We review the origins of the dollar-a-day poverty line, discuss historical poverty and inequality trends, and forecast poverty rates until 2030 using a new fractional response approach. Three findings stand out. First, global poverty reduction since 1981 has been rapid but regional trends are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856426
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The Influence of Vulnerability on Migration Intentions in Afghanistan
Loschman C.; Siegel M. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This study explores the influence of vulnerability on migration intentions within the context of Afghanistan. While it … is commonplace to conceptualize migration as being driven by certain economic-related factors, it is reasonable to assume … perform a regression analysis estimating the influence on migration intentions. Our results provide clear evidence that …
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School choice, segregation, and forced school closure
de, Witte K.; Ong C. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
We exploit the forced closure of three segregated primary schools in Amsterdam to establish the determinants of school choice of ethnic minority pupils. The schools were closed due to mismanagement and poor assessment from the Education Inspectorate. Most of the affected students were of...
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Improving Access and Quality in the Indian Education System
Hill, Sam; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law...
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