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dramatic augmentation of working population with vocational education relative to general education. This is consistent with … the recent literature, which argues that the ratio of vocational-to-general education tends to be higher in middle …-income countries. We explore an analytical approach to open up fresh insights into the composition of secondary education and prove the …
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.6 and 2.1 percentage points in primary and lower secondary education respectively, with girls more severely affected than …
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education and associated years of schooling have expanded substantially in developing countries in recent years. But has this … improvements in the access to the education system and in educational outcomes across the welfare distribution between and within … schooling years. We find great heterogeneity in the distribution of progress of education, with very little pro-poor progress in …
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We show that gender inequality decreases the variety of goods countries produce and export, in particular in low-income and developing countries. We argue that this happens through at least two channels: first, gender gaps in opportunity, such as lower educational enrollment rates for girls than...
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In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over the long run. Among the many plausible mechanisms...
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The Korean education system has developed very rapidly in both quantitative and qualitative terms since the 1950s and … made considerable contribution to inclusive growth in Korea. In what ways has the Korean education system played a positive … education, (2) equal educational treatment, and (3) equal educational outcomes. Key questions and findings are as follows: What …
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of educated people in order to commence production. In such a situation, with education choices being endogenous …, coordination failure can arise in the choice of education. This is because one person's choice depends on whether sufficient other … people are choosing education to allow the advanced sector to commence production. The paper sets out a simple two …
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