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In many African states, youth employment is stubbornly high. Moreover, many of those getting jobs receive such low wages that they continue to live in poverty.
While access to schools has expanded in low- and middle-income countries in recent decades, learning outcomes have not seen a corresponding improvement. The onset of school…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258402
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Last month, the budget increased education spending from 296 billion rand (22.8 billion dollars) to 321 billion rand (24.7 billion dollars), remaining constant at 6.8% of GDP and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218411
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The timing is suspicious: urban youth unemployment hit an all-time high of 21.3% in June. This is around 6 million people aged 16-24, double the number before the pandemic. For…
Student loans are the second-largest source of household debt in the United States. About one-fifth of those with student loans are in default, a total of some 8 million mostly…
While the shift to online education has worsened the problems of unequal access and uneven quality, the pandemic has forced schools to adjust and students to accept long periods…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266710
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The economic implications of high housing costs in US cities
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198640
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Entrepreneurship in China.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB228003
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However, early hopes that digital technology would rapidly overcome the continent’s infrastructural weaknesses and enable governments to achieve 2030 UN Sustainable Development…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257831
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The loss of jobs has been heaviest in agriculture, which accounts for about one-third of the total labour force. Farmers have had to contend with a long-term fall in precipitation…