Do the short and medium term adjustment costs associated with trade liberalization influence schooling and child labor decisions? We examine this question in the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. Overall, in the 1990s, rural India experienced a dramatic increase in schooling and decline in...

Aufgrund der schlechten Ergebnisse der deutschen Schüler bei den internationalen Vergleichsstudien ist eine breite Diskussion über das deutsche Bildungssystem entstanden, und erste Schulreformen wurden in die Wege geleitet. Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Präsidentin der Kultusministerkonferenz,...

"Das gegenwärtige System der einmaligen schulischen bzw. beruflichen Ausbildung als Grundlage für ein ganzes Arbeitsleben ist den Anforderungen, die sich aus dem fortgesetzten Wandel von Wissenschaft und Technik für den einzelnen ergeben, nicht mehr gewachsen. An seine Stelle muß ein...

The core of a sustainable social and economic development of any nation is education. A key issue in Aotearoa New Zealand is the development of education for Maori. Historically, there have been significant problems for Maori to achieve education goals. Current education policies seek to foster...

The core of a sustainable social and economic development of any nation is education. A key issue in Aotearoa New Zealand is the development of education for Maori. Historically, there have been significant problems for Maori to achieve education goals. Current education policies seek to foster...

In January 2003, the Government asked the Commission to undertake a study into the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) and Trans-Tasm an Mutual Recognition Arrangement (TTMRA).

Rules of origin arrangements under the Australia–New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER) were referred to the Commission for examination and report by May 2004. The request stemmed from concerns that Australian and New Zealand firms were having difficulty achieving the...