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Education system reform in Pakistan : why, when, and how?
Aziz, Mehnaz; Bloom, David E.; Humair, Salal; Jiménez, … - 2014
Pakistan's education system faces long-standing problems in access, quality, and equal opportunity at every level …: primary and secondary schools, higher education and vocational education. In spite of recent encouraging trends, such as the … rapid spread of private schooling and an expansion of higher education opportunities, systemic reform remains stubbornly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010354550
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Education policy, growth and the labour market in South Africa : a dynamic computable general equilibrium analysis
Maisonnave, Hélène; Decaluwé, Bernard - In: New growth and poverty alleviation strategies for …, (pp. 429-442). 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003819418
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Politique éducative et marché du travail en Afrique du Sud : une analyse en EGC
Maisonnave, Hélène; Decaluwé, Bernard - In: Recherches économiques de Louvain 76 (2010) 3, pp. 289-335
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008659420
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The success of learnerships? : lessons from South Africa's training and education programme
Rankin, Neil; Roberts, Gareth; Schöer, Volker - 2014
Vocational training programmes, like South Africa's learnership programme, which combine classroom learning and on-the-job training seem like the type of intervention which can create skills, get young people into jobs quicker, and reduce youth unemployment. This paper uses a longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010337692
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Literacy traps: Society-wide education and individual skill premia
Atal, Vidya; Basu, Kaushik; Gray, John; Lee, Travis - 2009
Using a model of O-ring production function, the paper demonstrates how certain communities can get caught in a low-literacy trap in which each individual finds it not worthwhile investing in higher skills because others are not high-skilled. The model sheds light on educational policy. It is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292080
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Literacy traps: Society-wide education and individual skill premia
Atal, Vidya; Basu, Kaushik; Gray, John; Lee, Travis - 2009
Using a model of O-ring production function, the paper demonstrates how certain communities can get caught in a low-literacy trap in which each individual finds it not worthwhile investing in higher skills because others are not high-skilled. The model sheds light on educational policy. It is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271225
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Skill Policies for Scotland
Heckman, James Joseph; Masterov, Dimitriy V. - 2004
to remedy. We also show that cognitive ability is not the only determinant of education, labor market outcomes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274209
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The Case for Investing in Disadvantaged Young Children
Heckman, James J. - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 2, pp. 3-8
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696637
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Why Governments Should Invest in Early Education
Barnett, W. Steve - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 2, pp. 9-14
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696638
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Efficient Provision of High-Quality Early Childhood Education: Does the Private Sector or Public Sector Do It Best?
Blau, David; Currie, Janet - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 2, pp. 15-20
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696639