Functional Literacy, Heterogeneity and the Returns to Schooling : Multi-Country Evidence

Functional Literacy, Heterogeneity and the Returns to Schooling : Multi-Country Evidence

Little is known about which of the skills that make up workers' human capital contribute to higher earnings. Past empirical evidence suggest that most of the return to schooling is generated by effects or correlates unrelated to the skills mea...

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Main Authors: Fasih, Tazeen, Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Sakellariou, Chris
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ABOLITION OF FEES
ACHIEVEMENT SCORES
ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
ADULT LITERACY
ADULT POPULATIONS
AVERAGE SCORE
BASIC SKILLS
BOOKS AT HOME
COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COLLEGE EDUCATION
COMPULSORY SCHOOLING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION INVESTMENTS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION STATISTICS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
EDUCATIONALLY ADVANCED COUNTRIES
EFFECTIVE EDUCATION
FOUNDATION SKILLS
FUNCTIONAL LITERACY
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL LITERACY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LABOUR MARKET
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
LEARNING
LEVEL OF LITERACY
LIBRARIES
LIFE SKILLS
LITERACY SKILLS
LITERACY SURVEY
LITERACY SURVEYS
LITERACY TEST
LITERACY TESTS
NUMERACY
PAPERS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RATES OF RETURN
READING
READING BOOKS
RETURN TO EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SKILLED WORKERS
STANDARDIZED TESTS
TENURE
TEST SCORES
VOUCHERS
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18501791/functional-literacy-heterogeneity-returns-schooling-multi-country-evidence
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16917

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18501791/functional-literacy-heterogeneity-returns-schooling-multi-country-evidence
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16917

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