How Well Do We Measure Non-Cognitive Skills in Developing Countries? Initial Lessons from STEP Skills Measurement Program (English)

Standard skills indicators leave an information gap on workforce skill characteristics, job skill requirements, and quality of worker-job matches that prevents policymakers from making informed and timely decisions on training and education for current and future employees. Thus, there is growing interest on measures of cognitive, socio-emotional (non-cognitive), and technical skills to analyze determinants of skills formation, economic decisions...

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Laajaj,Rachid;

Arias Diaz,Omar S.;

Macours,Karen;

Rubio-Codina,Marta;

Vakis,Renos;
Document Date
2018/03/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
123792
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/03/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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How Well Do We Measure Non-Cognitive Skills in Developing Countries? Initial Lessons from STEP Skills Measurement Program
Keywords
Poverty and Equity

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Laajaj,Rachid; Arias Diaz,Omar S.; Macours,Karen; Rubio-Codina,Marta; Vakis,Renos.

How Well Do We Measure Non-Cognitive Skills in Developing Countries? Initial Lessons from STEP Skills Measurement Program (English). Poverty and Equity Note|no. 3 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/862971519928024360

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