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primary school education from 7 to 8 years. At the same time, the reform did not affect the education system at post …-primary levels, that is the system of secondary and higher education. In result, all education tracks were extended by one year … countries. However, our study is the first one to estimate the impact of the compulsory schooling extended in a centrally …
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This Joint Advisory Note on the Democratic Republic of the Congo discusses economic growth and employment-creating sectors. The agriculture and mining sectors are projected to continue their expansion, while simultaneously raising labor productivity and freeing up labor. The urban population is...
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Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may … exceed individual benefits. Research finds that increased average education levels in an area are correlated with higher … earnings, even for locals with relatively little education. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates …
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This meta-analytical review of empirical studies of the impact of schooling on entrepreneurship selection and … of schooling in developing economies raises enterprise income by an average of 5.5 percent, which is close to the average … entrepreneurship to farming. The education effect that separates workers into self-employment and wage employment is stronger for women …
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both education and health. I further investigate to what extent within-twin-pair differences in schooling correlates with …This paper estimates the health returns to education, using data on identical twins. I adopt a twin … education on health. Higher educational levels are found to be positively related to self-reported health but negatively related …
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This paper examines the differential effects of mother's schooling and father's schooling on the acquisition of … schooling by their offspring. It does this in a 'cross-cultural' context by comparing results across three countries: Germany … found, generally, that father's schooling is more important than mother's, but this does vary by ethnic group. Mother …
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better education outcomes, especially for children. The causal impact of tenure, in particular of homeownership, on education …
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Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may … exceed individual benefits. Research finds that higher average education levels in an area are correlated with higher … earnings, even for local residents with minimal education. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates …
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investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit …
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