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A research co-led by social scientists from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Shanghai University and International
E-Mail With rapid educational expansion in many developing countries, much progress has been made in terms of access to education. According to a new IIASA-led study, being in school is however not the same as learning and this expansion in quantity may come at the expense of quality, with the possible negative implications of the current COVID-19 pandemic on schooling possibly exacerbating the situation. Given that skills are one of the key drivers of socioeconomic development, a global and consistent analysis of human capital - broadly defined as the skills acquired through formal educat...