ERIC Number: ED565183
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
Pages: 55
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-920588-52-9
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From Poverty to Prosperity: Literacy's Impact on Canada's Economic Success. In Focus: Labour Market Engagement
Murray, Scott; Shillington, Richard
Canadian Literacy and Learning Network
The authors of this report analyzed the most recent data to illustrate the impact of literacy skills on both the micro- and macro-economic levels. The report explores whether there is a case to be made for direct links between literacy skill and income level. Data relating to the ability to get a job, job retention and promotion, risk of job loss, length of time unemployed and rates of pay were examined. The report provides a summary of how literacy skill and low income are related, and what these relationships imply for public policy. The following are appended: (1) References; and (2) Statistical Tables. [For "Summary: From Poverty to Prosperity Literacy's Impact on Canada's Economic Success," see ED565184.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Economic Impact, Economic Change, Economic Development, Literacy, Labor Market, Low Income, Salary Wage Differentials, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Labor Supply, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Public Policy, Tables (Data), Definitions, International Assessment, Population Distribution, Job Skills, Working Hours, Adults, Taxes, Adult Education, Health Conditions, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Canadian Literacy and Learning Network; DataAngel Policy Research Incorporated (Canada)
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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