Financing education in Kenya: expenditures, outcomes and the role of international aid

RECOUP Working Paper no. 25 by Wycliffe Otieno and Christopher Colclough The provision of widely spread education and training opportunities has been a long-standing objective of the Government of Kenya (GoK). Since Independence, the Government has sought to address the challenges facing the education sector through a range of policy initiatives, often with mixed results. [...]

Skills acquisition and the significance of informal training system in Pakistan: Some policy implications

RECOUP Policy Brief No. 7 by Shehryar Janjua and Arif Naveed Whilst the informal sector is a major provider of skills for the bulk of Pakistan’s labour force, its crucial role has largely been overlooked in policy making. There is a need to undertake effective interventions in the informal training system to enhance the quality [...]

Education, Employment and Earnings in Pakistan

RECOUP Policy Brief no.6 by Monazza Aslam Gender gaps in educational access, schooling quality and labour market outcomes are pervasive in Pakistan. This brief discusses the findings of three recent studies in Pakistan that highlight the role of education in improving individual productivity, increasing earnings, bringing people out of poverty and providing a pathway to [...]

RECOUP Communication Strategy (2008/09 Revision)

This slide was presented at the September 09 communications workshop on the RPC impact on policy and practice. The discussion of the RECOUP communicaiton strategy at the Consortium Advisory Group meeting in October 09 was also held based on this presentation.

Jobs and skills in Ghana: what types of job have been created and where? (Part 2)

more about "", posted with vodpod Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah and Moses Awoonor-Williams, Ghana Statistical Service, and Francis Teal (presenter), University of Oxford Poverty has halved in Ghana over the period from 1991 to 2005. We use the household surveys to investigate possible mechanisms which led to this outcome. In particular how was it linked to the [...]