Measuring skills in developing countries (English)

Measures of cognitive, noncognitive, and technical skills are increasingly used in development economics to analyze the determinants of skill formation, the role of skills in economic decisions, or simply because they are potential confounders. Yet in most cases, these measures have only been validated in high-income countries. This paper tests the reliability and validity of some of the most commonly used skills measures in a rural developing context...

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Laajaj,Rachid;

Macours,Karen;
Document Date
2017/03/08
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8000
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Kenya,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2017/03/08
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Measuring skills in developing countries
Keywords
Poverty and Equity

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Laajaj,Rachid; Macours,Karen.

Measuring skills in developing countries (English). Policy Research working paper|eMBeD brief|no. WPS 8000 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/775311488980295780

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