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As Brazil is massively investing in a scale-up of in vocational education and training (VET) through the national flagship program, PRONATEC, this rep...
Evidence Among Welfare Participants in Argentina
One important concern of governments in developing countries is how to phase out large safety net programs. The authors evaluate the short-run effects...
A Skills and Jobs Agenda
Continued social and economic progress in Brazil will depend on high employment, sustained labor productivity and income growth, and opportunities for...
In this paper the authors estimate the rate of return to firm investments in human capital in the form of formal job training. They use a panel of lar...
Rethinking Training Policies for Workers
This book revisits skills development policies and points to new directions for making training programs more effective and responsive in increasingly...
Central America has come a long way both in terms of economic and political stability. Increasingly the region is focusing on implementing productivit...
Evidence from Firm-level Surveys
This paper examines international technology transfers using firm-level data across 43 developing countries. Its findings show that exporting and impo...
The author tests how the local economic structure-measured by a region's sector specialization, competition, and diversity-affects the technological g...
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Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
The authors analyze the role of international technological diffusion for firm-level technological innovations in several developing countries. Their ...
Creating jobs and increasing productivity are at the top of agenda for policymakers across the world. Knowledge accumulation and skills are recognized...