Adult Literacy, Heterogeneity and Returns to Schooling in Chile
We examine the importance of adult functional literacy skills for individuals using a quantile regression methodology. The inclusion of the direct measure of basic skills reduces the return to schooling by 27 percent, equivalent to two additional years of schooling, while a one standard deviation in...
Main Authors: | Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Sakellariou, Chris |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Taylor and Francis
2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16187 |
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