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outcomes of literacy, numeracy and educational attainment. The survey includes a range of literacy and numeracy variables that … are highly inter-correlated. A ?general to specific? approach identifies the most relevant literacy and numeracy variables … education on labour force participation and on unemployment can be attributed to literacy and numeracy (the indirect effect) and …
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outcomes of literacy, numeracy and educational attainment. The survey includes a range of literacy and numeracy variables that … are highly inter-correlated. A "general to specific" approach identifies the most relevant literacy and numeracy variables … education on labour force participation and on unemployment can be attributed to literacy and numeracy (the indirect effect) and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703224
—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that … religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual preferences …
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This paper focuses on the importance data issues to the analysis of growth, poverty and economic inequality. We … introduce a number of major databases frequently used in applied research on growth, poverty and global and international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262015
This paper focuses on the importance data issues to the analysis of growth, poverty and economic inequality. We … introduce a number of major databases frequently used in applied research on growth, poverty and global and international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703204
The emergence and evolution of modern science since the 17th century has led to three major breakthroughs in the human condition. The first, the Industrial Revolution, started in the late 18th century and is based chiefly on developments associated with the rise of the natural sciences. The...
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This paper documents the major features of Jewish economic history in the first millennium to explain the distinctive occupational selection of the Jewish people into urban, skilled occupations. We show that many Jews entered urban occupations in the eighth-ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261974
The nineteenth century witnessed dramatic improvements in the legal rights of married women. Given that these changes took place long before women gained the right to vote, they amounted to a voluntary renouncement of power by men. In this paper, we investigate men’s incentives for sharing...
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This paper documents the major features of Jewish economic history in the first millennium to explain the distinctive occupational selection of the Jewish people into urban, skilled occupations. We show that many Jews entered urban occupations in the eighth-ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566492
between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289876