Documents et rapports
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The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement: Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method (anglais)
This paper employs the synthetic control method to examine the impact of using a non-native language as the medium of instruction in schools on a student’s learning. Exploiting an unanticipated policy...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS9517 Date du document: 20 janvier 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Soh,Yew Chong,Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa,Wang,Liang Choon
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Does the minimum wage affect employment ? evidence from the manufacturing sector in Indonesia (anglais)
Using survey data from the Indonesian manufacturing industry, this paper investigates the impact of minimum wage on employment and wages offered by Indonesian manufacturing firms from 1993 to 2006. It...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS6147 Date du document: 1 juillet 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa,Nguyen,Ha Minh,Wang,Liang Choon
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A hybrid approach to efficiency measurement with empirical illustrations from education and health (anglais)
Inefficiency is commonplace, yet exercises aimed at improving provider performance efforts to date to measure inefficiency and use it in benchmarking exercises have not been altogether satisfactory. This...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5751 Date du document: 1 août 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wagstaff, Adam,Wang,Liang Choon
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Shrinking classroom age variance raises student achievement : evidence from developing countries (anglais)
Large classroom variance of student age is prevalent in developing countries, where achievement tends to be low. This paper investigates whether increased classroom age variance adversely affects mathematics...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5527 Date du document: 1 janvier 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wang,Liang Choon