Search Results - subject:"BASIC EDUCATION"

Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Egypt Country Report

Hamdy, Amr - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010832510

Immigrant overeducation : evidence from Denmark

Nielsen, Chantal Pohl - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007

Anecdotes abound in the Danish public debate about well-educated immigrants that are in jobs they are formally overqualified for. Using a 1995-2002 panel data set based on Danish registers, this study attempts to find out how large a problem immigrant overeducation is in the context of the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005079534

Returns to education in the economic transition : a systematic assessment using comparable data

Flabbi, Luca; Paternostro, Stefano; Tiongson, Erwin R. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007

This paper examines the assertion that returns to schooling increase as an economy transitions to a market environment. This claim has been difficult to assess as existing empirical evidence covers only a few countries over short time periods. A number of studies find that returns to education...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005080033

Financing basic education in Bangladesh

Al-Samarrai, Samer - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

have resulted in substantial increases in per student spending in basic education. At primary, enrolment declines have … providers of basic education although these differences do not appear to have a significant impact on education outcomes at the … across the basic education system it is perhaps more important to increase overall levels of funding if the quality and …

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Fostering Opportunities to Learn At An Accelerated Pace: Why Do Girls Benefit Enormously?

Ramachandran, Vimala - eSocialSciences - 2007

got off the bus too early, can realise their right to quality, basic education. This paper reviews several key initiatives …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696000

Changing norms about gender inequality in education : evidence from Bangladesh

Blunch, Niels-Hugo; Das, Maitreyi Bordia - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007

Using a recent household survey for two cohorts of married women, this paper examines norms about gender equality in education for children and adults. Among the main findings are that gender education gap norms have changed: younger generations of women are more positive about female vs. male...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005133689

Regional disparities in labor market performance in Croatia : the role of individual and regional structural characteristics

Luo, Xubei - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007

The labor market performance in Croatia failed to keep pace with the moderately good overall macroeconomic development in the past few years. Youth, the less well-educated, and women face more difficulties in getting a job with a decent salary. A large part of the difference in regional labor...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005141757

Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report

Fall, Babacar - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643750

Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Ghana Country Report

Mangesi, Kofi - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643774

Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Morocco Country Report

Hamdy, Amr - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643888