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- Monk, C., Sandefur, J., Teal, F.Does Doing an Apprenticeship Pay Off? Evidence from GhanaCSAE Working Paper No. WPS/2008-08, 2008.
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- Moenjak, T., Worswick, C. "Vocational education in Thailand: A study of choice and returns"Economics of Education Review22:1 (2003): 99–107.
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- Kahyarara, G., Teal, F. "The returns to vocational training and academic education: Evidence from Tanzania"World Development36:11 (2008): 2223–2242.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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- Frazer, G. "Learning the master’s trade: Apprenticeship and human capital in Ghana"Journal of Development Economics81:2 (2006): 259–298.
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- Rosholm, M., Nielsen, H. S., Dabalen, A. "Evaluation of training in African enterprises"Journal of Development Economics84:1 (2007): 310–329.
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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 Economics29:2 (2014): 697–752.
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- Hicks, J. H., Kremer, M., Mbiti, I., Miguel, E.职业教育ucation Voucher Delivery and Labor Market Returns: A Randomized Evaluation Among Kenyan Youth. Washington, DC: World Bank Spanish Impact Evaluation Fund, 2011.
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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 BehaviorWorld Bank Policy Research Working Paper No.6545, 2013.
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- Monk, C., Sandefur, J., Teal, F.Does Doing an Apprenticeship Pay Off? Evidence from GhanaCSAE Working Paper No. WPS/2008-08, 2008.
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.
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- Söderbom, M., Teal, F., Wambugu, A., Kahyarara, G. "The dynamics of returns to education in Kenyan and Tanzanian manufacturing"Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics68:3 (2006): 261–396.
- Velenchik, A. "Apprenticeship contracts, small enterprises, and credit markets in Ghana"World Bank Economic Review9:3 (1995): 451–475.
- World BankPriorities and Strategies for Education. World Bank Sector Review. Washington, DC: World Bank Education and Social Policy Department, 1995.