Education is vital for economic success, both at the national and the individual level. But education also has significant social effects. This report is OECD’s first attempt to gather and synthesise developments in measuring these social effects. The report focuses on two broad areas: health,...

Eine Synopse aktueller Forschungsliteratur zeigt, dass sich die Höhe der qualifikatorischen Bildungsrenditen zwischen Studien unterscheidet. Die Autorinnen untersuchen empirisch, ob die Variation der Renditen systematisch vom gewählten Datensatz abhängt. Die qualifikatorischen...

"Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well...