Essays about: "PIAAC"

Found 2 essays containing the word PIAAC.

1. 1. The Adult Education Initiative and Cognitive Skills: Long-Term Evidence

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Arvid Hedlund; Hannes Skugghall; [2016]
   Keywords : Skills; Adult Education; PIAAC;

   Abstract : We investigate the relationship between participation in the Adult Education Initiative (AEI) and cognitive skills. Using propensity score matching, we find that AEI participants do not perform better than non-participants. READ MORE

3. 2. Men and Women’s Return to Cognitive Skills. : Evidence from PIAAC.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Victor Sowa; [2014]
   Keywords : Gender wage differences; cognitive skills; PIAAC; Mincer Equation; Human Capital; OLS; survey data; jackknife;

   Abstract : Do men and women receive different pay-offs, in terms of wage, from cognitive skills in the Swedish labor market? To answer this, the classical Mincer equation is expanded with a variable for cognitive skills (literacy and numeracy) and an interaction term between being a male and cognitive skills to be able to distinguish the actual difference in pay-off. I use data from OECD’s PIAAC survey of adult skills, which provides a unique opportunity to examine gender pay-off differences concerning cognitive skills. READ MORE