quality on labour market outcomes. Here we scrutinize the measurement of numeracy test scores in the National Income Dynamics … numeracy test. Response rates on this module were particularly low, given that the test was taken on a voluntary basis. We … opportunity costs of their high incomes reduce their willingness to respond to the numeracy test). Furthermore, locational effects …

Age heaping-based numeracy indicators have served as valuable tools to derive basic human capital estimates, especially … multiple of five reports an accurate age. In an empirical analysis we show that the commonly used binary numeracy indicator is …

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 …

This study is the first to explore long-run trends of numeracy for the 1820-1949 period in 165 countries, and its … contribution to growth. Estimates of the long-run numeracy development of most countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, America …, and Europe are presented, using age-heaping techniques. Assessing the determinants of numeracy, we find school enrolment …