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3 Dec 2009: explanation for large gender gaps in education in Pakistan. We empirically test this. ... sizeable gender asymmetry in economic returns to education, with returns to women’s.

16 Feb 2010: rop. ort. ions. of. one. sin. the. sam. ple. 758 economic development and cultural change. ... 762 economic development and cultural change. to MIDDLE for females (coefficients increase from 0.34 to 0.96), with theincrease being substantially smaller for

3 Dec 2009: Oxford, OX1 3UQ United Kingdom. francis.teal@economics.ox.ac.uk. September 2008 This paper was presented to the Conference on ‘Economic Incentives: Do They Work in Education?’ 15-17 May ... the Ravens Progressive Matrices test. The teacher

3 Dec 2009: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Volume 23, Number 2, 2007, pp.168 – 195. ... India’s recent economic growth rates have generated much optimism about its generalsocial and economic development.

19 Jan 2011: poverty-reduction arising from economic growth and burden the environment. Although much is. ... languages). o Numeracy (short and long math tests for basic arithmetic skills: both test basic and.

3 Dec 2009: measures of ‘native ability’ scores from tests (such as the Ravens test) in earnings functions. ... Our tests, however, were administered in Urdu. Therefore, these people’s inability to comprehend the literacy test possibly captured their inability

3 Dec 2009: 4. Progressive Matrices test and tests of numeracy and literacy were also given to each sampled child2. ... Sabot (1990). We adapted these tests to the Pakistani context, reduced the number of questions to test.

3 Dec 2009: explanation for large gender gaps in education in Pakistan. We empirically test this. ... sizeable gender asymmetry in economic returns to education, with returns to women’s.

3 Dec 2009: the Ravens Progressive Matrices test. The teacher questionnaire collected information on a range. ... Scholastic Achievement”, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 114(2): 533-75. Ballou, D. (2001).

11 Feb 2010: Courtney Monk, Justin Sandefur and Francis Teal. Centre for the Study of African EconomiesDepartment of Economics. ... income category where for middle/junior school completers the probability of having no income.

3 Dec 2009: During the colonial era entry into secondary school was only possible after completing middle school. ... Never Attended School. Primary drop out JSS drop out. Incomplete Middle school SSS dropout.

3 Dec 2009: education is not itself sufficient17… The benefit gained from having some middle school education also. ... at all, “there is no significant effect of primary or middle education” (2003, p.

3 Dec 2009: In addition, each child. took the Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices test and tests of numeracy and literacy21. ... We adapted these tests to the Pakistani. context, reduced the number of questions to test the pupils within a given time frame, and.

16 Feb 2010: respectively. M. Aslam, G. Kingdon / Journal of Asian Economics 20 (2009) 34–4940. ... respectively. M. Aslam, G. Kingdon / Journal of Asian Economics 20 (2009) 34–49 41.

6 Oct 2010: MP has coal-based power generation facilities. Both the states scored low in terms of socio economic development. ... 3. SURVEY HOUSEHOLD PROFILE 3. 1. Socio-economic Background The households surveyed come from a diverse socio-economic background.

3 Dec 2009: Middle East, also boomed in the 1980s, constituting mostly uneducated individuals from rural. ... formation) and prevent economic status from confounding the findings as much as possible.

27 May 2010: respectively. M. Aslam, G. Kingdon / Journal of Asian Economics 20 (2009) 34–4940. ... respectively. M. Aslam, G. Kingdon / Journal of Asian Economics 20 (2009) 34–49 41.

3 Dec 2009: to the 1993–94 National Council of Applied Economic Research. (NCAER) household survey, the actual share was 30.7%, again more. ... Note: The maximum marks possible in the math and reading tests were 36 and 29 respec-tively.

16 Feb 2010: Applied Economics, 2008, 40, 2573–2591. Gender and household education. expenditure in Pakistan. ... Monazza Aslam and Geeta Gandhi Kingdon. Department of Economics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

3 Dec 2009: Measuring these economic returns to apprenticeship is a difficult undertaking for three reasons. ... scores on skills tests and the score on the Raven’s test.

3 Dec 2009: Measuring these economic returns to apprenticeship is a difficult undertaking for three reasons. ... scores on skills tests and the score on the Raven’s test.

12 May 2014: poverty-reduction arising from economic growth and burden the environment. Although much is. ... languages). o Numeracy (short and long math tests for basic arithmetic skills: both test basic and.

3 Dec 2009: These have been conducted for most middle- and low-income countries more than once since 1992. ... one hand, and a variety of human, social and economic outcomes on the other.

3 Dec 2009: Centre for Study of African Economies, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, UK. ... quantiles (returns are higher for higher earnings quantiles), in middle-income countries the evidence.

3 Dec 2009: Some prominent CSS in elementary education were designed after the introduction of New Economic Policy. ... Source: Economic survey (various years), WPI from Office of the economic adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

19 May 2010: The support of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is gratefully acknowledged. ... Middle-East Technical. University Studies in Development, 28(3-4):339–360. Hanushek, E. (2003). The Failure of Input Based Schooling Policies, Economic

7 Dec 2010: about the effects of education on people’s economic outcomes in developing countries. ... association of English Language skills with occupational attainment and economic returns for wage.

3 Dec 2009: measures of ‘native ability’ scores from tests (such as the Ravens test) in earnings functions. ... Our tests, however, were administered in Urdu. Therefore, these people’s inability to comprehend the literacy test possibly captured their inability

3 Dec 2009: education is not itself sufficient17… The benefit gained from having some middle school education also. ... at all, “there is no significant effect of primary or middle education” (2003, p.

6 Oct 2010: MP has coal-based power generation facilities. Both the states scored low in terms of socio economic development. ... 3. SURVEY HOUSEHOLD PROFILE 3. 1. Socio-economic Background The households surveyed come from a diverse socio-economic background.

3 Dec 2009: Middle East, also boomed in the 1980s, constituting mostly uneducated individuals from rural. ... formation) and prevent economic status from confounding the findings as much as possible.

13 Oct 2010: 6. Progressive Matrices test and tests of numeracy and literacy were also given to each sampled child2. ... Sabot (1990). We adapted these tests to the Pakistani context, reduced the number of questions to test.

3 Dec 2009: Centre for Study of African Economies, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, UK. ... confirm significant economic returns to literacy for 13 countries on which literacy data were.

11 Feb 2010: positive relationship between education and earnings is nearly universal across middle and low. ... search activity in LDCs” Journal of Development Economics, 2, 165-188. Harris, J.

3 Dec 2009: established in two middle schools of each region to serve as a pilot scheme. ... Last cohort admitted. Last cohort graduate. Middle schools closed. JSS JSS not yet begun.

14 Oct 2010: economic, or physical attributes that people happen to value at a certain time and. ... Most. of these individuals were also administered tests of literacy, numeracy, health knowledge, English.

12 May 2014: Economic activity, type of employment. Weight/height. Arm circumference. Hou. seho. ld q. ... Among those who had acquired primary/middle schooling i.e. grades 1 to 8.

3 Dec 2009: Measuring these economic returns to apprenticeship is a difficult undertaking for three reasons. ... scores on skills tests and the score on the Raven’s test.

11 Feb 2010: Its not factor accumulation: Stylized Facts and Growth Models” The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. ... 1 Tests for shifts in education returns Prob > F = 0.38 (Wave 4) Prob > F = 0.78 (Wave 5).

3 Dec 2009: to parental household welfare post-marriage in patrilineal societies.1 More generally, we test whether sickness. ... potentially the most compelling explanation in the South African context may be that economic.

6 Oct 2010: numeracy, health knowledge, English language and the Ravens Progressive Matrices test (to assess. ... administered the ‘long literacy test’ which tested more advanced reading and comprehension skills12.

3 Dec 2009: Aid partnership has often been conditional on economic, environmental or social policies, such as macroeconomic stabilisation or increased investment in health or education. ... Six years primary, four years middle school, five years secondary school and

26 Jun 2014: SES Socio-economic status. SWAPs System Wide Action Plans. TEGINT Transforming Education for Girls in Nigeria and Tanzania. ... different school locations and/or socio-economic status (SES) levels, and did not deal with interventions.

11 Feb 2010: CHAPTER THREE: THE FINANCING REALM 37. 3.1 The Macro Economic Picture 37. ... Provisional Source: Economic Surveys, Central Bureau of Statistics. 24. 1.2.6 University Education.

13 Oct 2010: Some prominent CSS in elementary education were designed after the introduction of New Economic Policy. ... Source: Economic survey (various years), WPI from Office of the economic adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

5 Oct 2010: formal and informal sector, economic activities, health and fertility, disability, empowerment and time. ... the social, economic and political spheres of their lives. Access to universal primary education is Goal.

2 Nov 2010: and demand aspects of educational provision through introducing of economic incentives that would. ... historical evolution as well as economic motivation (Fennell 2007). The educational objectives each.

3 Dec 2009: established in two middle schools of each region to serve as a pilot scheme. ... Last cohort admitted. Last cohort graduate. Middle schools closed. JSS JSS not yet begun.

14 Oct 2010: economic, or physical attributes that people happen to value at a certain time and. ... Most. of these individuals were also administered tests of literacy, numeracy, health knowledge, English.

5 Oct 2010: to be the central means of producing the skilled ‘manpower’ needed to achieve rapid economic growth in the countries of the South. ... India’s overall economic activity fell to little more than 0.1% of GDP by 2006 (OECD 2008).