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References for Are apprenticeships beneficial in sub-Saharan Africa?
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Key references
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Monk, C., Sandefur, J., Teal, F. Does Doing an Apprenticeship Pay Off?
Evidence from Ghana CSAE Working Paper No.
WPS/2008-08, 2008. Key reference: [1]
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Neuman, S., Ziderman, A. "Vocational secondary schools can be more
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Moenjak, T., Worswick, C. "Vocational education in Thailand: A study
of choice and returns" Economics of Education Review 22:1 (2003): 99–107. Key reference: [3]
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Kahyarara, G., Teal, F. "The returns to vocational training and
academic education: Evidence from Tanzania" World Development 36:11 (2008): 2223–2242. Key reference: [4]
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Adams, A. V., de Silva, S. J., Razmara, S. Improving Skills Development in the
Informal Sector: Strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2013. Key reference: [5]
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Brooks, K. M., Fox, M. L., Goyal, A., Mengistae, T. A., Premand, P., Ringold, D., Sharma, S., Zorya, S. Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan
Africa. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2014. Key reference: [6]
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Bigsten, A., Wambugu, A. "Kenyan labour market challenges" In: Adam, C. S., Collier, P., Ndung’u, N. (eds). Kenya: Policies for Prosperity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Key reference: [7]
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Haywood, L., Teal, F. "Employment, unemployment, joblessness and
incomes in Nigeria, 1999–2006" In: Treichel, V. (ed). Nigeria: Employment and Growth
Study. Washington, DC: World Bank Africa Region, 2010. Key reference: [8]
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Frazer, G. "Learning the master’s trade:
Apprenticeship and human capital in Ghana" Journal of Development Economics 81:2 (2006): 259–298. Key reference: [9]
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Rosholm, M., Nielsen, H. S., Dabalen, A. "Evaluation of training in African
enterprises" Journal of Development Economics 84:1 (2007): 310–329. Key reference: [10]
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Blattman, C., Fiala, N., Martinez, S. "Generating skilled self-employment in
developing countries: Experimental evidence from Uganda" The Quarterly Journal of Economics 29:2 (2014): 697–752. Key reference: [11]
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Hicks, J. H., Kremer, M., Mbiti, I., Miguel, E. Vocational Education Voucher Delivery and
Labor Market Returns: A Randomized Evaluation Among Kenyan Youth. Washington, DC: World Bank Spanish Impact Evaluation Fund, 2011. Key reference: [12]
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Cho, Y., Kalomba, D., Mobarak, A. M., Orozco, V., Wolfson, D. Gender Differences in the Effects of
Vocational Training: Constraints on Women and Drop-out Behavior World Bank Policy Research Working
Paper No.6545, 2013. Key reference: [13]
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Monk, C., Sandefur, J., Teal, F. Does Doing an Apprenticeship Pay Off?
Evidence from Ghana CSAE Working Paper No.
WPS/2008-08, 2008.
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Additional References
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- Ferej, A., Kitainge, K., Ooko, Z. Reform of TVET Teacher Education in Kenya: Overcoming the Challenges of Quality and Relevance. Tunis: Triennale on Education and Training in Africa, 2012.
- Fersterer, J., Pischke, J. S., Winter-Ebmer, R. "Returns to apprenticeship training in Austria: Evidence from failed firms" Scandinavian Journal of Economics 110:4 (2008): 733–753.
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- Psacharopoulos, G. "Returns to investment in education: A global update" World Development 22:9 (1994): 1325–1343.
- Söderbom, M., Teal, F., Wambugu, A., Kahyarara, G. "The dynamics of returns to education in Kenyan and Tanzanian manufacturing" Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 68:3 (2006): 261–396.
- Velenchik, A. "Apprenticeship contracts, small enterprises, and credit markets in Ghana" World Bank Economic Review 9:3 (1995): 451–475.
- World Bank Priorities and Strategies for Education. World Bank Sector Review. Washington, DC: World Bank Education and Social Policy Department, 1995.