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The analysis presented in this study points to persistent and high numbers in Georgia and Armenia of youth who are … among the highest in the ECA region. As many as 31 percent youth aged 15-29 in Georgia and 33 percent in Armenia are not in … employment, education, or training (NEET). In Georgia, the phenomenon is mostly urban, whereas in Armenia it's both rural and …
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Tunisia is expected to enter a recession in 2020 as a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the slowdown in production due to no demand, and decline in tourism. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaged only 1.8 percent per year in 2011-2018 compared to 4 percent in 2001-2005 and...
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A significant body of research demonstrates that teachers and the quality of their teaching are crucial components of student learning. Many teachers in resource-poor environments have limited knowledge, skills, or motivation. Some impact evaluations have shown promising results from...
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Technical education and training has been dramatically expanding in Brazil recently. However, there remains no evidence on the cost effectiveness of this alternative track to a more general education. This paper quantifies the wage returns of completing technical and vocational education and...
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New technologies, globalization, the information revolution, and labor market changes have affected the world economy on an unprecedented scale. As a consequence, the demand for a skilled workforce has increased, world trade and migration have intensified, and the divide between the haves and...
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The effectiveness of a demand-driven vocational-training program for disadvantaged youth in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia is assessed through a randomized controlled trial. Mongolia, a transitional country whose economic structure shifted from a Communist, centrally planned economy...
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In Armenia, the proportion of women among employed workers increased from 45 to 48 percent between 2008 and 2015. This … wage gap in Armenia through stylized facts and further investigates its sources. The paper finds that the gender wage gap … in hourly pay is 20 percent on average. Looking at the different percentiles, the disparity in wages in Armenia in 2015 …
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. Moreover, in Georgia and Armenia, roughly one in eight individuals lived in a state of chronic poverty in 2015, and in the case …
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This paper discusses equality of opportunity in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, with an emphasis on access to labor … characterized as unfair is relatively high. Armenia and Azerbaijan stand out for the significant share of inequality in access to …
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