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Rapid technological development makes skills depreciate faster than in the past while new technologies generate gaps in workers’ skills…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Kim, Jinyoung|Park, Cyn-Young

Over 5,000 ADB publications on a wide range of topics available. Key knowledge sources and online databases for developing countries,…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Development Bank

Persistent skills shortages have constrained new investments and economic growth in Sri Lanka. This study assesses the skills deficit in…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Development Bank

The sectors with projected high demand for TVET-level qualified personnel include construction, electronics, extractive industries,…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Development Bank

This paper reviews recent studies on human capital and skill formation in the era of rapid aging and technological progress to offer…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Kim, Jinyoung|Park, Cyn-Young

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23 Jan 2020

The effective tax rate is low in poor countries because tax collection requires human capital, which is scarce.

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Bethencourt, Carlos|Perera-Tallo, Fernando

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08 Jan 2020