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Understanding low average returns to education in Africa : the role of heterogeneity across education levels and the importance of political and economic reforms
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth (contributor) - 2008
the case of Nigeria. Following the sudden death of military general Sanni Abacha, Nigeria moved to democracy in 1999 … recent analysis point to low average returns to education in some African countries including Nigeria. Given these low …, ending an over 15 years stretch of military rule. This move was followed by significant institutional and economic reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763121
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Understanding Low Average Returns to Education in Africa: The Role of Heterogeneity across Education Levels and the Importance of Political and Economic Reforms
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
the case of Nigeria. Following the sudden death of military general Sanni Abacha, Nigeria moved to democracy in 1999 … recent analysis point to low average returns to education in some African countries including Nigeria. Given these low …, ending an over 15 years stretch of military rule. This move was followed by significant institutional and economic reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703423
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Understanding Low Average Returns to Education in Africa : The Role of Heterogeneity across Education Levels and the Importance of Political and Economic Reforms
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2021
the case of Nigeria. Following the sudden death of military general Sanni Abacha, Nigeria moved to democracy in 1999 … recent analysis point to low average returns to education in some African countries including Nigeria. Given these low …, ending an over 15 years stretch of military rule. This move was followed by significant institutional and economic reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324905
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Cream-skimmer or underdog? : labor type selectivity, pre-program wage, and rural labor training program outcome
Chen, Yiu Por - 2009
The mismatch between laborer's abilities and the target subject of the training program is one of the most primary concerns for a labor training program. The ability of different workers may significantly affect the outcomes of a labor training program. The objective of this paper is to look at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003808498
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The long-term effects of job training on labor market and skills outcomes in Chile
Doerr, Annabelle; Novella, Rafael - 2020
Job training programs can be an eective policy for improving productivity and labor market outcomes in low and middle income countries. We report medium and long-term impacts of a job training program for vulnerable workers in Chile on labor market and skill outcomes using experimental and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012587654
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Skill mismatch and overeducation in transition economies : substantial skill shortages coexist with overeducation, affecting both young and old workers
Kupets, Olga - 2015
Large imbalances between the supply and demand for skills in transition economies are driven by rapid economic restructuring, misalignment of the education system with labor market needs, and underdeveloped adult education and training systems. The costs of mismatches can be large and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434453
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Ranking teachers when teacher value-added is heterogeneous across students : preprint
Stacy, Brian - 2014
The typical measure used by researchers and school administrators to evaluate teachers is based on how the students' achievement increases after being exposed to the teacher, or based on the teacher's "value-added''. When teacher value-added is heterogeneous across her students, the typically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010439171
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The returns to college choice : loans, scholarships and labor outcomes
Montoya, Ana Maria; Noton Norambuena, Carlos; Solis, Alex - 2018
To estimate causal effects of college choice, we exploit eligibility rules for student loans in a regression discontinuity design. Loan programs induce students to pursue college degrees that are more expensive and prolonged relative to technical education. Although higher education is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913668
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What explains the growing gender education gap? : the effects of parental background, the labor market and the marriage market on college attainment
Eḳshṭain, Tsevi; Keane, Michael P.; Lifshitz, Osnat - 2023
In the 1960 cohort, American men and women graduated from college at the same rate, and this was true for Whites, Blacks and Hispanics. But in more recent cohorts, women graduate at much higher rates than men. To understand the emerging gender education gap, we formulate and estimate a model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014429906
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Economic returns to education : what we know, what we don't know, and where we are going ; some brief pointers
Harmon, Colm - 2011
The estimation of the economic return to education has perhaps been one of the predominant areas of analysis in applied economics for over 50 years. In this short note we consider some of the recent directions taken by the literature, and also some of the blockages faced by both science and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009383577