The Returns to Vocational Training and Academic Education: Evidence from Tanzania

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2223-2242

  Kahyarara, Godius ^a   Teal, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

manufacturing; training; vocational and general education in Tanzania

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; MANUFACTURING; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; TRAINING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 53849122639     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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