Using labor force surveys from four developing countries, we find evidence of overeducation in unskilled jobs in the Philippines, mild evidence in Mexico, and little evidence in India and Thailand. We show that a job's mean and modal years of schooling are poor proxies for required education. ...
In fact, for men the acquisition of a few years of schooling (1-8 years) has practically no impact on their singulate mean age at marriage. Because of the small number of observations in age groups, especially in the terminal age groups, the levels of singulate mean age at marriage calcul...
Accepting the key premise that the learner is the primary customer of schooling means others follow naturally. ... The core business of schooling is learning, and the quality of learning experienced by all learners should be the standard against which performance is measured. — David Hood 41 ...
Even Moses struggled with anger and Abraham after several years of following God, God called him to a life of perfection; “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.” ...
Mwami Mwezi IV Gisabo Bikata-Bijoga was the King of Burundi for 58 years from 1850 to 1908. In 1890, Burundi was colonized by Germany. Mwezi agreed that he would recognize German rule if he were allowed to remain ruler. 38. Narvi ...
One hundred ninety-three light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus, there is a planet called Tondra. It orbits a star called HD 148427, at slightly less than the distance Earth orbits our sun, and its year lasts 331.5 Earth days. ...
“Just days before the midterm elections, House Republicans are already discussing ways to tweak the House schedule, a sign that they’re confident of Tuesday’s outcome and are ready to reform a congressional schedule that hasn...
I would say the whole political spectrum in the UK over the last twenty years moved somewhat to the left. What were seen in the past as issues of the left are now accepted as mainstream. Although the Conservatives are still obviously a party of the right They moved to the centre if that...
A.a younger generation of unskilled immigrants has been produced and their number will grow B.the unskilled immigrants have dragged down the wages of the natives and will continue to do so C.the children of unskilled immigrants have done poorly in school and will likely to drop out soon ...
IndiaDespite India's substantial investments in primary schooling, gaps in schooling persist across gender and caste鈥攚ith scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC/ST) girls being particularly disadvantaged. The representation of SC/ST women in state legislatures may help to mitigate this disadvantage...