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Women Empowerment and Economic Development
, 2012 Women's empowerment and economic development are closely related: in one direction, development alone can play a major role in driving down inequality between men and women; in the other direction, empowering women may benefit development.
E. Duflo
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School Improvement Through Strong Leadership [PDF]
, 2014 According to the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), principals, on average, report frequently engaging in a number of activities that are consistent with instructional leadership.
OECD. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Energies, 2022 A growing number of countries worldwide have committed to achieving net zero emissions targets by around mid-century since the Paris Agreement. As the world’s greatest carbon emitter and the largest developing economy, China has also set clear targets ...
Ping Chen +4 more
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Economic Development and Development Economics (Presidential Address)
The Pakistan Development Review, 1993 To state that development economics is about economic development is now considered beyond debate. But opinions differ about what constitutes economic development and its proper index; in particular whether the growth of per capita income adequately captures its flavour. Thus, instead of being regarded, a La Lewis, as just a
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Culture and Institutions: Economic Development in the Regions of Europe
Social Science Research Network, 2005 Does culture have a causal effect on economic development? The data on European regions suggest that it does. Culture is measured by indicators of individual values and beliefs, such as trust and respect for others, and confidence in individual self ...
G. Tabellini
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, 2015 In many countries, less experienced teachers (those with less than five years’ teaching experience) are more likely to work in challenging schools and less likely to report confidence in their teaching abilities than more experienced teachers.
OECD. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Subnational variations in educational attainment and labour market outcomes [PDF]
, 2016 Levels of educational attainment do not only vary among countries, but also within them. In many countries, people with tertiary education – usually the most skilled people – are more highly represented in the capital region. Regional employment rates in
OECD. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Mixed effects modelling of excess mortality and COVID-19 lockdowns in Thailand
Scientific ReportsAccurate mortality data are critical for understanding the impact of COVID-19 and learning lessons from crisis responses. But published statistics risk misrepresenting deaths due to limited testing, underreporting, and lack of subnational data ...
Anna Christine De Padua Durante +5 more
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Are disadvantaged students given equal opportunities to learn mathematics? [PDF]
, 2016 Some 65% of socio-economically advantaged students reported that they know well or have often heard of the concept of quadratic function, on average across OECD countries; but only 43% of disadvantaged students so reported.
OECD. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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ADB–OECD Study on Enhancing Financial Accessibility for SMEs: Lessons from Recent Crises [PDF]
, 2014 During the era of global financial uncertainty, stable access to appropriate funding sources has been much harder for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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