Is functional literacy a prerequisite for entering the labor market? An analysis of determinants of adults literacy and earnings in Ghana
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- Blunch, N.-H. & Verner, D., 2000. "Is Functional Literacy a Prerequesite for Entering the Labor Market? An Analysis of the Determinants of Adult Literacy and Earnings in Ghana," Papers 00-05, Centre for Labour Market and Social Research, Danmark-.
- Niels-Hugo, Blunch & Verner, Dorte, 2000. "Is Functional Literacy a Prerequisite for Entering the Labor Market? An Analysis of the Determinants of Adult Literacy and Earnings in Ghana," CLS Working Papers 00-5, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Centre for Labour Market and Social Research.
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Keywords
Primary Education; Gender and Education; Nonformal Education; Education For All; Public Health Promotion; Curriculum&Instruction; Access&Equity in Basic Education;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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