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The evolution of cognitive skills inequalities by socioeconomic status across Canada

Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020

In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada. We use PISA tests scores over 7 cycles, from 2000 to 2018, to provide an exhaustive portrait of the evolution of the tests scores distribution over time and by parental socioeconomic status. We find that the...

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Socioeconomic gradient literacy and numeracy skills of 15-year-olds across Canadian provinces and years using the PISA surveys (2000-2012)

Lefebvre, Pierre - 2016

because education policy is decided by each of ten provincial governments. This paper investigates neglected issues related … provinces and years, provide evidence on the SES gradient in literacy and numeracy competencies. Second, gradients are estimated …

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Inequalities in education across Canada : lessons for the pandemic

Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020

account current inequalities in education across the country and the impact of school interruptions on the accumulation of …

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Adults with low literacy and numeracy skills : A literature review on policy intervention

Windisch, Hendrickje Catriona - 2015

Identifying effective policy interventions for adults with low literacy and numeracy skills has become increasingly … limited literacy and numeracy skills, and governments now recognise the need to up-skill low-skilled adults in order to … background, this literature review examines the current evidence on policy interventions for adults with low literacy and …

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Family learning environment and early literacy : a comparison of bilingual and monolingual children

Feng, Li; Gai, Yunwei; Chen, Xiaoning - In: Economics of education review 39 (2014), pp. 110-130

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Book matters : the effect of cocky's reading express on student performance

Zhan, Crystal - In: Economics of education review 94 (2023), pp. 1-22

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Quantifying quantitative literacy : age heaping and the history of human capital

A'Hearn, Brian; Baten, Jörg; Crayen, Dorothee - 2009

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Quantifying quantitative literacy: age heaping and the history of human capital

A'Hearn, Brian; Baten, Jörg; Crayen, Dorothee - In: The journal of economic history 69 (2009) 3, pp. 783-808

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Quantifying quantitative literacy : age heaping and the history of human capital

A'Hearn, Brian (contributor); Baten, Jörg (contributor); … - 2006

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Quantifying Quantitative Literacy : Age Heaping and the History of Human Capital

A'Hearn, Brian - 2007

correlation between age heaping and literacy at both the individual and aggregate level. To illustrate the method, we generate … estimates of human capital in Europe over the very long run, which support the hypothesis of a major increase in human capital …

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