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%, equivalent to two additional years of schooling, while a one standard deviation increase...
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Main Authors: | Sakellariou, Christos, Patrinos, Harry Anthony |
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Other Authors: | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2013
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97879 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18056 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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