Pay attention to investments in human capital (News and Research 259) Ukraine should pay attention to investments in human capital – Vice President of the World Bank | [Google translated] Investments in physical capital and infrastructure without sufficient investment in human capital may not give Ukraine the expected dividends, says Anna Bjerde, World Bank (WB)Continue reading “Pay attention to Investments in Human Capital”
International Literacy Day: Invest in Schooling Now!
International Literacy Day: Invest in Schooling Now! (News and Research 258) Today is International Literacy Day. It is important to remember that the principal means of imparting and improving literacy is through schooling. This makes it imperative that we strive to keep schools open, safely, in-person as much as possible, because: Early literacy lays theContinue reading “International Literacy Day: Invest in Schooling Now!”
Education, and Education Again
Education, and Education Again (News and Research 257) “I repeat it for a reason: education and education again” Shavkat Mirziyoyev At an event in the Kuksaroy residence, Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke about the coverage of higher education in Uzbekistan, Kun.uz reports. According to him, five years ago the coverage was 9%, now it is 29%. IfContinue reading “Education, and Education Again”
Long Term Economic Growth Depends on Human Capital
Long Term Economic Growth Depends on Human Capital (News and Research 256) How can Uzbekistan achieve prosperity? Francis Fukuyama: “the long-term economic growth in a society depends on developing the human capital of the population. Which is basically education and the acquisition of skills” Why East Asian students perform better in mathematics than their peers:Continue reading “Long Term Economic Growth Depends on Human Capital”
Selective Universities
(News and Research 255) University selectivity and returns premium: evidence from Kazakhstan | More selective universities are presumably better in quality and expected to provide better labour market outcomes for their graduates – returns premia. However, various empirical applications have found that part of it should be attributed to selectivity. Using the data on recentContinue reading “Selective Universities”
Helping Low-Income Students
Helping Low-Income Students (News and Research 254) Russia’s education system could achieve better teaching and learning outcomes if it focused more on developing 21st-century skills says Tigran Shmis Helping Low-Income Students Save for College | The California Comeback Plan, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this month, lays the groundwork to create collegeContinue reading “Helping Low-Income Students”
Adapting to Climate Change
Adapting to Climate Change (News and Research 253) A 3°C world has no safe place Is Working from Home a Way of Adaptation to Climate Change? | For workers who have the flexibility to work at home, during extreme events, about 45 minutes of work time is shifted from their workplace to their home onContinue reading “Adapting to Climate Change”
Future Economic Challenges
News and Research 252 The major future economic challenges, by Olivier Blanchard and Jean Tirole Responding to the global challenges facing our societies requires new analytical frameworks and the emergence of new ideas, especially in the aftermath of the global health crisis. The President of the Republic asked Olivier Blanchard, Professor Emeritus at MIT, andContinue reading “Future Economic Challenges”
Lifelong Learning takes Center Stage
News and Research 251 The Paradoxes of Russian Higher Education Surprised the World Bank Experts ПАРАДОКСЫ РОССИЙСКОГО ВЫСШЕГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ УДИВИЛИ ЭКСПЕРТОВ ВСЕМИРНОГО БАНКА | “Even the experts of the World Bank, when calculating the National Wealth of the Russian Federation, were forced to admit that they faced a paradox in this issue”… “The experts cameContinue reading “Lifelong Learning takes Center Stage”
Investments in Human Capital are Key for Economic Progress
News and Research 250 Besimi: Investments in human capital are of key importance for economic progress | Investments in the development of human capital are extremely important for the progress of the country, particularly in the sectors of education, health and social protection. How countries deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and theContinue reading “Investments in Human Capital are Key for Economic Progress”
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