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Global | Datos de distintos países sobre competencias y calidad de la escolarización
[Global | Cross-country data on skills and the quality of schooling]

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  • Angel De la Fuente
  • Rafael Doménech

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This working paper reviews the available cross-country data on skill levels and educational quality and analyzes their distribution across OECD countries and their strengths and limitations in comparison to years of schooling. This working paper reviews the available cross-country data on skill levels and educational quality and analyzes their distribution across OECD countries and their strengths and limitations in comparison to years of schooling.

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  • Angel De la Fuente & Rafael Doménech, 2021. "Global | Datos de distintos países sobre competencias y calidad de la escolarización [Global | Cross-country data on skills and the quality of schooling]," Working Papers 21/11, BBVA Bank, Economic Research Department.
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    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education

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