Accounting for Mismatch in Low- And Middle-Income Countries: Measurement, Magnitudes, and Explanations

by Michael J. Handel, Alexandria Valerio, María Laura Sánchez Puerta

Book Overview

To stimulate economic advancement, low- and middle-income countries need well-educated and trained workforces to fill the types of skilled jobs that drive economic growth. Improving educational quality and attainment and providing better training are all rightly put forth as policy recommendations to leverage economic growth and job creation. However, new findings based on large scale surveys of adult skills from the World Bank Group's STEP (Skills...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464809089
• ISBN13: 9781464809088
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"