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Title: | Adult literacy, heterogeneity and returns to schooling in Chile † | Authors: | Sakellariou, Christos Patrinos, Harry Anthony |
Keywords: | DRNTU::Social sciences | Issue Date: | 2013 | Source: | Patrinos, H. A., & Sakellariou, C. (2013). Adult literacy, heterogeneity and returns to schooling in Chile †. Education economics, 1-15. | Series/Report no.: | Education economics | Abstract: | 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 in the score increases earnings by 20%. For those who are less skilled, more education contributes little to earnings; rather skills are the key to higher earnings. The nonschooling component of skill is a significant contributor to earnings, but not the component associated with years of schooling. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97879 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18056 |
DOI: | 10.1080/09645292.2013.824951 | Schools: | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Fulltext Permission: | none | Fulltext Availability: | No Fulltext |
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