Age heaping-based numeracy indicators have served as valuable tools to derive basic human capital estimates, especially … multiple of five reports an accurate age. In an empirical analysis we show that the commonly used binary numeracy indicator is …

for pre-unification Italy in 1815. Such figures are compared to all alternative sources available for close years …, including direct and indirect approaches who focused on selected areas of Italy. The new empirical methodology is as important … rates in preindustrial Italy, but only when accompanied by rigorous sampling procedures. Indeed, the proposed empirical …

This study is the first to explore long-run trends of numeracy for the 1820-1949 period in 165 countries, and its … contribution to growth. Estimates of the long-run numeracy development of most countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, America …, and Europe are presented, using age-heaping techniques. Assessing the determinants of numeracy, we find school enrolment …

Age heaping-based numeracy indicators have served as valuable tools to derive basic human capital estimates, especially … multiple of five reports an accurate age. In an empirical analysis we show that the commonly used binary numeracy indicator is …

This study is the first to explore long-run trends of numeracy for the 1820-1949 period in 165 countries, and its … contribution to growth. Estimates of the long-run numeracy development of most countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, America …, and Europe are presented, using age-heaping techniques. Assessing the determinants of numeracy, we find school enrolment …