Literacy and Numeracy

Michael F. Charette and Ronald Meng

Canadian Journal of Economics, 1998, vol. 31, issue 3, 495-517

Abstract: In this study, the authors examine the determinants of literacy and numeracy among native-born Canadians. The role of literacy and numeracy as determinants of labor market outcomes is assessed, and both are found to contribute to the explanation of labor market status, weeks worked, and income. Significant differences in the male and female estimates are noted. Estimates of the return to years of schooling are shown to be sensitive to the exclusion of measures of literacy and numeracy. Further, the inclusion of these variables decreases the estimated return to years of schooling for males and increases the estimated return for females.

JEL-codes: J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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