Jessen, Jonas; Kinne, Lavinia; Battisti, Michele - In: European Economic Review 184 (2026), pp. 1-18
This paper estimates child penalties in labour-market-relevant cognitive skills, such as numeracy but also literacy and problem-solving competencies. We use international PIAAC data and adapt a pseudo-panel approach to a single cross-section covering 29 countries. Numeracy scores, which are...