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Elementary education in India versus China: Guidelines for NEP implementationThis paper documents the state of elementary education in India and China since the 1960s, key lessons for India from China’s shift in focus from ‘quantity’ to ‘quality’, and evidence-based guidelines for effective imple...
Education Schooling Education qualityWorking Paper
Labour market projections and time allocation in Myanmar: Application of a new computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelMyanmar has, in recent years, strengthened its focus on human capital as a development pillar, and introduced legislation and adopted conventions on child labour...
Myanmar Child labour School reformBook Chapter
In praise of snapshotsFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Income mobility Redistribution Education policyResearch Brief
Será o Ensino Técnico-Profissional (ETP) uma solução para o desemprego jovem?: Dinâmica da transição ensino-emprego dos finalistas do ETP em MoçambiqueO Ensino Técnico-Profissional (ETP) é frequentemente visto como uma solução milagrosa que resolve questões que vão desde o desemprego juvenil até à mudança estrutural relacionada com o me...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentResearch Brief
Is technical and vocational education and training a solution for youth unemployment?: The dynamics of school-to-work transition of TVET graduates in MozambiqueTechnical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is often seen as a silver bullet resolving issues ranging from youth unemployment to labour market-related structural change...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentReport
Inquérito à transição ensino-emprego dos finalistas do ensino técnico-profissional em Moçambique: Relatório FinalEste relatório documenta as principais conclusões do Inquérito à Transiçãoo Ensino-Emprego dos Finalistas do Ensino Técnico-Profissional em Moçambique...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentReport
Survey on the school-to-work transition of technical and vocational training graduates in Mozambique: Final reportThis report documents the main conclusions of the Survey on the School-to-Work Transition of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Graduates in Mozambique...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentWorking Paper
What works to mitigate and reduce relative (and absolute) inequality?: A systematic reviewOver the past two decades, research on the impacts of a diverse range of public policies and income inequality has seen rapid growth...
Income inequality Systematic review Tax policyResearch Brief
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Barriers to opportunity for students in Mozambique: In their own words
Across Mozambique, 1,600 secondary school graduates from technical and vocational (TVET) institutes are being tracked as part of the school-to-work transition survey of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme — the country’s first lo...
School-to-Work Labour force participation Education policyJournal Article
Educational opportunities in Indonesia: Are factors outside individual responsibility persistent over time?Not all sources of inequality in educational achievements are fair. But how strong and persistent is the burden of unequal opportunities that each person carries on in their life?...
Education Inequality Education policyBlog
Is vocational education the fast track to employment in Mozambique? Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is often put forward as the solution to youth unemployment — but to prove its worth, better evidence is needed...
Employment Graduate employability Education policyReport
Inquérito de base à transição ensino-emprego dos graduados do ensino técnico-profissional em Moçambique: Baseline survey on the school-to-work transition of technical and vocational education graduates in Mozambique (in Portuguese)A investigação aqui apresentada foi planeada e implementada por pesquisadores do United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), do Grupo de Pesquisa em Economia do Desenvolvimento (DERG) da Uni...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentReport
Baseline survey on the school-to-work transition of technical and vocational education graduates in Mozambique: Inquérito de base à transição ensino-emprego dos graduados do ensino técnico-profissional em MoçambiqueThe research detailed herein was planned and implemented by researchers at the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), the Develop-ment Economics Research Group (DERG) at the University of Copenhagen ...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentPolicy Brief
Transition to labour market by university students: Key findings from an extensive surveyThis brief summarizes the findings and implications of a survey of the school-to-work transition by Mozambican university students. No research of this kind had previously been conducted...
Education policy Graduate employability LabourWorking Paper
In praise of snapshotsThe conventional justification for moving from income distribution to intergenerational mobility analysis is that the movie encompasses the snapshot and is normatively superior as the basis for assessing policy...
Income mobility Redistribution Education policy