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Global skill partnerships: A proposal for technical training in a mobile world
Clemens, Michael A. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-18
Skilled workers emigrate from developing countries in rising numbers, raising fears of a drain on the human and financial resources of the countries they leave. This paper critiques existing policy proposals to address the development effects of skilled migration. It then proposes a new kind of...
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Financial inequalities and inequities in the financing of compulsory education in China.
Ding, Yanqing - 2005
financing of compulsory education in China. The statistical analyses on financial inequality found substantial variations in per … equity found that the financing of compulsory education in China had severe problems of student inequity. On the one hand … inequity). Regression analyses found that Chinese compulsory education was neither "wealth neutral" nor "fiscally neutral …
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Two essays in finance: Market response to catastrophic losses on the insurance industry and return on investment of a land grant university
Kangas, Ward Randall - 1996
education as an investment versus other alternative investments. While it is true the State makes large expenditures for the …, masters, doctorate, medical professional, and by function of the University. It was found that all levels of education have a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477746
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International education assistance to higher education development in Zambia: Problems, policy implications and future prospects
Sikwibele, Anne Lungowe - 1989
This is a study of international assistance to education from developed to developing countries during the past three … decades. The purpose of this study was to analyze and evaluate the role of foreign aid to higher education in developing …Pertinent documents were received from donor agencies, government departments and higher education institutions …
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Foreign Portfolio Investment and the Financial Constraints of Small Firms
Knill, April Thompson - 2005
This essay examines the impact of foreign portfolio investment on the financial constraints of small firms. Utilizing a dataset of over 195,000 firm-year observations across 53 countries, I examine the impact of foreign portfolio investment on capital issuance and firm growth across countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450574
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The Effect of State Merit-Based Financial Aid on College Price: An Analysis of Florida Postsecondary Institutions
Steele, Patricia E - 2007
-based aid program in Florida. Applying an economic theoretical framework to postsecondary education pricing, this study explores … Postsecondary Education Data System and the Florida Bright Futures program to explore postsecondary price changes in Florida …
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Examining the Influence of Selectivity on Alumni Giving at Public Universities: A Dynamic Panel Modeling Approach
Simone, Sean Anthony - 2009
This study examines the influence of institutional selectivity on alumni giving among public research universities, using a conceptual framework based on the economics of nonprofit organizations. This study introduces a dynamic panel modeling technique, which addresses many limitations that more...
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A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Student Support Services Program
Pacchetti, Ed M. - 2009
education programs, this study explores how the benefits over 40 years following participation in higher-impact SSS projects …
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Impact of credit on microenterprise development in Kenya
Kibas, Peter Berachesebe - 1995
The purpose of this study was to determine the use and impact of non-governmental organization's (NGOs) loans on microenterprises in Kenya. The study also identified barriers perceived to be hindering microenterprises from growing. This was an exploratory naturalistic type of inquiry. The...
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Előszó egy pénzügyi matematika tankönyvhöz = Preface to a textbook on financial mathematics
Medvegyev, Péter - 2013
its application in specific financial decisions, but far more in the field of education. …
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