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Chen, Shiu-Sheng; Luoh, Ming-Ching – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), we investigate the link between test scores (mathematics and science) and cross-country income differences. We would like to know whether test scores are good indicators of labor-force quality. The…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Income, Academic Achievement
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Cheung, Hoi Yan; Chan, Alex W. H. – Research in Education, 2008
This study investigates the relationship between Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores in mathematics, science and reading and the employment rates in the following four economic activities: research and development, agriculture, industry, and service industries. Thirty-three countries were included in the study, and most…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Females, Industry