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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).

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.