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Why cognitive test scores of spanish adults are so low? the role of schooling and socioeconomic background

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  • Brindusa Anghel

    (Banco de España)

  • Pilar Cuadrado

    (Banco de España)

  • Federico Tagliati

    (Banco de España)

Abstract

We explore the cognitive skill gap between the adult population in Spain and in the rest of European Union countries using the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. We find that differences in schooling account for about a third of the average difference in cognitive test scores, whereas differences in socio-economic background explain about one fourth of the average score gap. While cognitive skill gaps are increasing along the distribution of test scores, differences in educational stocks and socio-economic factors explain a larger fraction of the gap at the bottom than at the top of the skill distribution.

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  • Brindusa Anghel & Pilar Cuadrado & Federico Tagliati, 2020. "Why cognitive test scores of spanish adults are so low? the role of schooling and socioeconomic background," Working Papers 2038, Banco de España.
    • Handle: RePEc:bde:wpaper:2038
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    Keywords

    human capital; cognitive skills; PIAAC; Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General

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