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Earnings inequality and the changing nature of work: Evidence from Labour Force Survey data of BangladeshWith structural changes in production coupled with technological progress, there have been shifts in modes of production and patterns of employment, with important consequences on task composition of occupations...
Labour force survey Inequality PolarizationWorking Paper
The education sector in Mozambique: From access to epistemic quality in primary educationFrom the early days of national independence in 1975, the central aim of the educational policy in Mozambique has been to ensure that all school-age children have access to school and can remain there until they have completed their basic education...
State capacity Dependence EducationBlog
Graduating in the shadow of the pandemic: The impact of COVID-19 on the transition of young Mozambicans from school to workSince appearing in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the world into an unprecedented health and socioeconomic crisis...
School-to-Work Labour market EducationJournal Article
Educational opportunities in Indonesia: Are factors outside individual responsibility persistent over time?Not all sources of inequality in educational achievements are fair. But how strong and persistent is the burden of unequal opportunities that each person carries on in their life?...
Education Inequality Education policyNews
Baseline survey reveals challenges faced by vocational students in Mozambique
Mozambique Education Labour market Working Paper
Explaining income inequality trends: An integrated approachIn large parts of the world, income inequality has been rising in recent decades. Other regions have experienced declining trends in income inequality...
Education Income distributionNews
Study reveals mismatch between qualifications and market needs in MozambiqueTracer study suggests Mozambique’s economy is not generating enough demand for employees with a university-level education, and that students are often poorly aware of career paths and what different jobs require. First published in November 2019,...
Mozambique Education Labour marketWorking Paper
Structural transformation, inequality, and inclusive growth in ChinaIn this paper, we analyse the relationship between China’s structural transformation and the inclusiveness of its economic growth...
Inequality Education MigrationWorking Paper
The effect of class assignment on academic performance and the labour market: Evidence from a public federal university in BrazilCan students’ rank in the ability distribution of their class impact their academic achievement?...
Affirmative action Brazil EducationJournal Article
Cash Transfers and Gender Differentials in Child Schooling and Labor: Evidence from the Lesotho Child Grants ProgrammePart of Journal Special Issue Welfare and distributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
Children Education LabourWorking Paper
China and the United States: Different economic models but similarly low levels of socioeconomic mobilityThe United States and China are the world’s largest economies. Together they are responsible for about one-third of the world’s economic output...
Intergenerational Mobility Equality of opportunity EducationResearch Brief
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Inequality in Education and Wealth in Tanzania: A 25-Year PerspectivePart of Journal Special Issue Horizontal inequality in the Global South
Education Equality and inequality WealthJournal Article
Does Horizontal Inequality Matter in Vietnam?Part of Journal Special Issue Horizontal inequality in the Global South
Viet Nam Horizontal inequality Ethnic relationsWorking Paper
Colonial origin, ethnicity, and intergeneration mobility in AfricaThis paper estimates the relationship between differences in skills measured among within-country ethnic groups and individual human capital accumulation in eight African countries...
Colonialism Education Ethnicity