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How Much Will the Literacy Level of the Working-Age Population Change from Now to 2022? Adult Skills in Focus. No. 7
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OECD Publishing, 2017
Between 2012 and 2022, the literacy proficiency of the working-age population in the countries that took part in the Survey of Adult Skills is set to improve, mainly driven by the relatively low proficiency of the cohorts who will reach 65 between now and 2022 and the much higher literacy skills among the incoming age group. The participating…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Surveys, International Assessment, Data Analysis
Cross-National Differences in the Skills-Earnings Relationship: The Role of Labor Market Institutions
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Carbonaro, William – Social Forces, 2006
This study examines cross-national differences in returns to literacy skills and explores possible explanations for such differences. Data from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) are analyzed using multilevel models. Returns to literacy skills are higher in liberal market economies (LMEs) than in social market economies (SMEs).…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Adult Literacy, Occupational Surveys, Data Analysis