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This study discusses in depth the youth unemployment "problem" and examines the various policy responses to it …, including education and training, and active labour market policy. It emphasizes the need for adequate labour market information …, While analysing the characteristics, causes and consequences of youth unemployment, the study explores the nature of the …
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We use the PISA student-level achievement database to estimate international education production functions. Student characteristics, family backgrounds, home inputs, resources, teachers and institutions are all significantly related to math, science and reading achievement. Our models account...
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We use the PISA student-level achievement database to estimate international education production functions. Student characteristics, family backgrounds, home inputs, resources, teachers and institutions are all significantly related to math, science and reading achievement. Our models account...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002166499
We use the PISA student-level achievement database to estimate international education production functions. Student characteristics, family backgrounds, home inputs, resources, teachers and institutions are all significantly related to math, science and reading achievement. Our models account...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449993
reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population's child nutrition, adult health, and schooling …
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nonsignificant. Regarding education types, individuals with apprenticeship training constitute a special group. Their returns to …
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There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different...
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effectively improve the quality of primary schooling, as measured by pupil test-based achievements. Particular attention is …
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There is an increasing economic literature considering personality traits as a source of individual differences in labor market productivity and other outcomes. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects: measurement, development over the life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424169
This paper uses two large multi-country datasets on educational scores PISA and TIMSS to examine the performance of Russia in comparative light as well as the factors associated with differences in educational outcomes in Russia. Despite the perception of a positive educational legacy, Russian...
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