The returns to vocational training and academic education
In this paper we ask what can account for the continuing strong preference for academic education in Africa where the level of development is so low and there are few wage jobs and which form of educational investment, the academic or vocational, is most profitable. We argue that the answers to thes...
Main Authors: | Kahyarara, G, Teal, F |
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Format: | Working paper |
Language: | English |
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2008
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