2020
DOI: 10.1177/2332858420928985
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Academic Achievement and Economic Attainment: Reexamining Associations Between Test Scores and Long-Run Earnings

Abstract: The current article reexamines the correlation between achievement test scores and earnings by providing new evidence on the association between academic skills and measures of adult earnings assessed when participants were in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. Results suggest that math and reading scores are strong predictors of economic attainment throughout participants’ careers, but these associations may also be sensitive to controls for other characteristics—including measures of the early family environment, gene… Show more

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“…To analyze if there is a difference between the time interval (2007-2020) the Mann-Whitney test was used in all variables, therefore concerning this test in their research they contributed (Ayadi & Ghorbel, 2018) analyzed the characteristics for each variable studied. To see the differences between the variables and if they are random, Friedman and Runs tests were used, which he contributed to this research his research (Melitz, 1965), while in terms of the Run test he contributed (Watts, 2020). To see the differences between the variables and their navigation over the years, Kruskal-Wallis's test was used, and he contributed to this test in his research (Salkind, 2010).…”
Section: Instruments and Research Methodologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To analyze if there is a difference between the time interval (2007-2020) the Mann-Whitney test was used in all variables, therefore concerning this test in their research they contributed (Ayadi & Ghorbel, 2018) analyzed the characteristics for each variable studied. To see the differences between the variables and if they are random, Friedman and Runs tests were used, which he contributed to this research his research (Melitz, 1965), while in terms of the Run test he contributed (Watts, 2020). To see the differences between the variables and their navigation over the years, Kruskal-Wallis's test was used, and he contributed to this test in his research (Salkind, 2010).…”
Section: Instruments and Research Methodologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…El DA es un aspecto significativo del desarrollo cognitivo y social (Graziano et al, 2007), con fuerte impacto en la inserción laboral posterior (Yang et al, 2018;Watts, 2020) y en la salud mental (Samavi et al, 2016). Según Steinmayr et al (2015), el logro académico es representado por los resultados que indican el grado de alcance de objetivos específicos en las actividades del entorno educativo.…”
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“…For instance, academic achievement is a primary determinant of whether a student gains acceptance to a higher education institution due to the competitive nature of college admissions [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. Given that college graduation positively predicts future income, academic achievement in high school can set the stage for one’s future economic success by facilitating social mobility [ 16 , 17 ]. Academic achievement is therefore an important area of inquiry as findings can inform the development of interventions that set students up for success during this critical life stage.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%