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The Socio‐Economic Gradient in Teenagers' Reading Skills: How Does England Compare with Other Countries?

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  • John Jerrim, 2012. "The Socio‐Economic Gradient in Teenagers' Reading Skills: How Does England Compare with Other Countries?," Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies, vol. 33(2), pages 159-184, June.
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    3. Jo Blanden & Lindsey Macmillan, 2014. "Education and Intergenerational Mobility: Help or Hindrance?," CASE Papers case179, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE.
    4. Montgomery, Christopher Jamil de & Sievertsen, Hans Henrik, 2019. "The Socio-Economic Gradient in Children’s Test-Scores – A Comparison Between the U.S. and Denmark," Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, Nationaløkonomisk Forening, vol. 2019(1), pages 1-25.
    5. Catherine Haeck & Pierre Lefebvre, 2020. "The Evolution of Cognitive Skills Inequalities by Socioeconomic Status across Canada," Working Papers 20-04, Research Group on Human Capital, University of Quebec in Montreal's School of Management.
    6. Jerrim, J. & John Micklewright, 2013. "GINI DP 65: Socioeconomic gradients in children’s cognitive skills: are cross-country comparisons robust to who reports family background?," GINI Discussion Papers 65, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies.
    7. Tommaso Agasisti & Francesco Avvisati & Francesca Borgonovi & Sergio Longobardi, 2021. "What School Factors are Associated with the Success of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Students? An Empirical Investigation Using PISA Data," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 157(2), pages 749-781, September.
    8. Lupton, Ruth & Hills, John & Stewart, Kitty & Vizard, Polly, 2013. "Labour’s social policy record: policy, spending and outcomes 1997-2010," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 51070, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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