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EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND R&D: TOWARDS NEW FORMS OF LABOR MARKET REGULATION
Lopes, Margarida Chagas - In: Journal of Research in Educational Sciences II (2011) 1, pp. 16-31
efficiency as globalization was setting up. In this paper, we shed light on the increasing role which innovation is called to … throughout which R&D become embedded in nowadays societies, evidence clearly reveals how innovation strategies are to be found so …
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Raising skills in Portugal
Araújo, Sónia - 2017
Despite significant progress made, improving skills remains one of Portugal’s key challenges for raising growth, living … cooperate with the private sector. This Working Paper relates to the 2017 OECD Economic Survey of Portugal (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-portugal.htm). …
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Intercontinental evidence on socioeconomic status and early childhood cognitive skills: Is Latin America different?
Lopez Boo, Florencia - 2013
This paper documents disparities in cognitive development-as measured by a receptive vocabulary test-between children from households with high and low socioeconomic status (SES) in two different phases of childhood (before and after early school years) in four developing countries: Peru,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314090
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Education-occupation mismatch and dispersion in returns to education: Evidence from India
Grover, Shweta; Sharma, Ajay - 2020
Using a national level sample survey on labour market in India, we analyze the role of education-occupation (mis-)match (EOM) in explaining within-group dispersion in returns to education. Applying a double sample selection bias correction and Mincerian quantile wage regression estimation, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012266571
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Biased Teachers and Gender Gap in Learning Outcomes: Evidence from India
Rakshit, Sonali; Sahoo, Soham - 2020
This paper investigates the effect of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on learning outcomes of secondary school students in India. We measure teacher's bias through an index capturing teacher's subjective beliefs about the role of gender and other characteristics in academic performance. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012294335
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The Role of Social Identity and Perceived Discrimination in Human Capital Formation: Evidence from India
Gupta, Isha - 2022
This study examines the role of historically defined social identity in human capital development over time by focusing on a region from India where social identities are defined along the lines of castes and religious groups. It investigates the evolution of gaps across social groups in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013427616
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Biased Teachers and Gender Gap in Learning Outcomes: Evidence from India
Rakshit, Sonali; Sahoo, Soham - 2021
We investigate the effect of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on the learning outcomes of secondary school students in India. We measure teacher’s bias through an index capturing teacher’s subjective beliefs about the role of gender and other characteristics in academic performance. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597451
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Intercontinental evidence on socioeconomic status and early childhood cognitive skills : is Latin America different?
López Bóo, Florencia - 2013
This paper documents disparities in cognitive development-as measured by a receptive vocabulary test-between children from households with high and low socioeconomic status (SES) in two different phases of childhood (before and after early school years) in four developing countries: Peru,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011303243
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Activating Women Cognitive Abilities : Impact of a Financial Literacy Pilot Program in India
Dalla Pellegrina, Lucia - 2019
cognitive skills and the level of financial knowledge developed by the beneficiaries during the training program. Estimates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869393
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Biased teachers and gender gap in learning outcomes: evidence from India
Rakshit, Sonali; Sahoo, Soham - 2021
We investigate the effect of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on the learning outcomes of secondary school students in India. We measure teacher’s bias through an index capturing teacher’s subjective beliefs about the role of gender and other characteristics in academic performance. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517231