The US Black-White cognitive ability gap in 1850, 1870 and 1900 censuses
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Using the crude measures of literacy and numeracy discussed in a previous post, it is possible to quantify the cognitive ability gap for US Black-White in the 1800s. The data come from: A’Hearn, B., Baten, J., & Crayen, D. (2009). Quantifying quantitative literacy: Age heaping and the history of human capital.
The US Black-White cognitive ability gap in 1850, 1870 and 1900 censuses
The US Black-White cognitive ability gap in…
The US Black-White cognitive ability gap in 1850, 1870 and 1900 censuses
Using the crude measures of literacy and numeracy discussed in a previous post, it is possible to quantify the cognitive ability gap for US Black-White in the 1800s. The data come from: A’Hearn, B., Baten, J., & Crayen, D. (2009). Quantifying quantitative literacy: Age heaping and the history of human capital.