Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation

Published: Jan 1, 2009
Abstract
We provide evidence that the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth reflects a causal effect of cognitive skills and supports the economic benefits of effective school policy. We develop a new common metric that allows tracking student achievement across countries, over time, and along the within-country distribution. Extensive sensitivity analyses of cross-country growth regressions generate remarkably stable results...
Paper Details
Title
Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation
Published Date
Jan 1, 2009
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