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Poland's Education and Training: Boosting and Adapting Human Capital
O'Brien, Paul; Paczynski, Wojciech - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
An effective system of education and training is important for both social and economic reasons. Its role in the Polish … public and private funding. Participation in adult training is low too and, as elsewhere, seems to be concentrated among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046010
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Improving School-to-work Transitions in New Zealand
Bibbee, Alexandra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
The NZ labour market is among the most flexible in the OECD, and outcomes for its young people have been among the best. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also successful and innovative in many ways. Average PISA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276931
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Enhancing Educational Performance in Australia
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. Vocational education and training (VET) is an important part … low rate of completion of training courses is an additional policy issue facing the sector. Finally, moving towards a less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045666
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The Policy Determinants of Investment in Tertiary Education
Martins, Joaquim Oliveira; Boarini, Romina; Strauss, Hubert - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007
This paper assesses how policies and institutions affect private returns to invest in tertiary human capital, the ability of individuals to finance this investment and the institutional characteristics of tertiary education systems. Focusing on core tertiary education services, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045712
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Improving Human Capital Formation in India
Dougherty, Sean; Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
The provision of high-quality education and health care to all of the population is considered a core element of public policy in most countries. In India, the government is active in both education and health but the private sector also plays an important role, notably for heath, and to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045905
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Improving Education Outcomes in Germany
Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
Improving education outcomes is important for Germany’s long-term economic performance and social cohesion. While student achievement is above the OECD average in science and at the OECD average in reading and mathematics according to the 2006 OECD PISA study, weaker students tend to do badly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045907
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The Private Internal Rates of Return to Tertiary Education: New Estimates for 21 OECD Countries
Boarini, Romina; Strauss, Hubert - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007
This study provides estimates of the private Internal Rates of Return (IRR) to tertiary education for women and men in 21 OECD countries, for the years between 1991 and 2005. IRR are computed by estimating labour market premia on cross-country comparable individual-level data. Labour market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046002
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Enhancing Portugal's Human Capital
Guichard, Stéphanie; Larre, Bénédicte - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
of education and training services in Portugal and shows that improvements are needed to narrow the significant human … educated, do not participate enough in lifelong learning and training programmes. This situation does not stem from a lack of … resources devoted to education and training but from inefficiencies and misallocation of spending, and weaknesses in the quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046031
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Improving Education Achievement and Attainment in Luxembourg
Carey, David; Ernst, Ekkehard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
Improving education achievement in Luxembourg is a priority for strengthening productivity growth and enhancing residents. employment prospects in the private sector, where employers mainly hire cross-border workers. Student achievement in Luxembourg is below the OECD average according to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046051
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Improving Access and Quality in the Indian Education System
Hill, Sam; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009224863