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Skills for the 21st century in Latin America and the Caribbean /
This report contributes to the debate about the quality of education and returns to education investment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LCR). It aims to improve our understanding of the links from investment in education and training to labor market outcomes and to provide a basis for policy ch...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
2012.
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction and Summary; Note; References; Chapter 2 The Decline in Education Earnings Premiums in LAC; The Emergence of a Declining Trend in Earnings Premiums; Controlling for Ability Bias; Annex: Modeling Factor Endowments and Educational Choice; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Education and the Demand for Skills; Educational Expansion in Latin America; Benchmarking Expansion in East Asia and Eastern Europe; Market Drivers of Earnings Premiums; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Education Quality and Student Achievement.
- Trends in Learning Achievement: Evidence from the PISA Tests Benchmarking LAC's Performance on PISA; Inferring the Trends in Tertiary Quality from Earnings Variance; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Is Labor Demand in LAC Accommodating to Inferior Skills?; The Structure and Dynamics of Skills in LAC; Technology Adoption and the Demand for Skills in LAC: What Can We Learn from the Time Taken to Fill Job Vacancies?; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Conclusions; Boxes; 2.1 Comparing Skill Premiums and Industry-Skill Composition in LAC and East Asia.
- 3.1 Supply and Demand Framework for Measuring Determinants of Returns to Skill 3.2 A Between-Within Decomposition for Employment Changes; Figures; 2.1 Evolution of Education Earnings Premiums, Selected LAC Countries; 2.2 Evolution of Education Earnings Premiums for Completed Primary, Secondary, and University Education, Selected LAC Countries; 2.3 Evolution of Education Earnings Premiums for Completed Secondary Education, Selected LAC Countries, by Gender; 2.4 Evolution of Education Earnings Premiums for Completed University Education, Selected LAC Countries, by Gender.
- B2.1 Industry-Skill Composition and Wage Premiums in East Asia 2.5 Time Trends in Earnings Premium Estimates Including Parents' Education as an Explanatory Variable, Selected LAC Countries; 2A.1 Sequential Model for Schooling Decisions; 3.1 Percentage of 25- to 35-Year-Old Nonstudents at Various Education Levels, by LAC Country and Year; 3.2 Percentage of 15- to 35-Year-Olds at Various Education Levels, Selected LAC Countries, 1998, 2003, and 2008; 3.3 Percentage of 25- to 35-Year-Old Nonstudents at Various Education Levels, Selected LAC Countries, 1998, 2003, and 2008.
- 3.4 Percentage of 25- to 35-Year-Old Nonstudents at Various Education Levels, Chile and Uruguay 3.5 Percentage of 15- to 35-Year-Old Males at Various Education Levels, Selected LAC Countries, 1998, 2003, and 2008; 3.6 Percentage of 15- to 35-Year-Old Females at Various Education Levels, Selected LAC Countries, 1998, 2003, and 2008; 3.7 Percentage of Population at Various Education Levels, by Global Region, 1950-2010; 3.8 Educational Attainment of Population 15 Years and Older, 1990-2010, by Global Region.