Cognitive Skills, Educational Attainment and Earnings -Evidence from the International Adult Literacy Survey

Kevin Denny, Colm Harmon and S. Redmond

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Abstract: In this paper a rich and innovative dataset, the International Adult Literacy Survey, is used to examine the impact of cognitive skill/functional literacy earnings. The IALS surveys 12 OECD countries and sub-regions via a consistent questionnaire and includes a number of tests of numeracy and literacy, as well as basic labour market information. This paper examines the effect of these skills on labour market earnings for the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and for Great Britain.

Keywords: EDUCATION; INCOME; LABOUR MARKET (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2000
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