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between women's education and workforce participation, and to predict the equalisation of female‐male educational attainment …. Further, female education is found to be positively correlated with their workforce participation. Overall, the findings … women's education and employment needs to be further investigated using rigorous econometric techniques in order to …
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Purpose – In the fall of 1996, Walstad suggested that the economics profession needed to obtain the students' perspective on the choice of major. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence the choice of major. Design/methodology/approach – To recruit majors and to...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether education and training affect pro‐social behavior. Economics … education where teamwork and cooperation is promoted, become more cooperative and pro‐social after their completed education …
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pooled data attributed this U‐shape relationship with female education attainment, sectoral employment share, unemployment … increased opportunities by increasing their level of education attainment. Research limitations/implications – In testing the U …‐based education programmes should be promoted so that females could be absorbed in the formal labor market. It also recommends …
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Purpose – Education is highly regarded as having a central influence on individuals' understanding and backing of … whether schooling and education have a positive impact on an individual's democratic values in Fiji, whose democratic system … model reveal that the education level does not affect an individual's democratic values. However, it is found that gender …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of health and education on income distribution and …, the level of education and the level of savings. The models are estimated using a panel data set for 37 Islamic countries … covering eight time periods. Findings – The results show that boosting the health and education status in Islamic countries …
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fishing. It is observed that the main cause of child labor is not poverty it comes out to be low quality of education, lack of … include information on education and employment facilities in these towns. Thus, severity may not be truly reflected …. Practical implications – Education with training needed to improve fishing skill may help in this regard. The state of education …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the demand side determinants of schooling of Pakistani urban children and the factors affecting boys and girls' schooling separately. Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical study using the non‐linear maximum likelihood...
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Purpose – South Africa is a developing country, and within this context, it is essential to be economically competitive and proactive. Various sources reveal that the national productivity has been traditionally low, and continues to remain low. Within the context of the international arena,...
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It is proposed that social economics is in danger of losing its societal significance if economic analysis is reduced to one method only. Recently, prominent economists have emphasised the need to reintroduce the historical method into economic research work. A brief look is taken at some of the...
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