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PhD Student @SU_Economics | MSocSci Econ @SocSciHelsinki
Aug 9, 2021 12 tweets 5 min read
Can changing labor market returns help explain observed trends in cognitive skills in developed countries? Our new @nberpubs WP, with @santiagohermo @SeimSeim and Jesse Shapiro, argues they can.
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nber.org/papers/w29135
A short thread: An influential literature in cognitive science has documented substantial gains cognitive skills across birth cohorts in developed countries, known as the "Flynn effect". 1/10