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Barone, Carlo and Herman G. van de Werfhorst. 2011. "Education, cognitive skills and earnings in comparative perspective." International Sociology. Vol. 26, no. 4. p. 483–502.

Burrow, Jeff, Martin Dooley, Tyler Wright and Lindsay DeClou. 2012. A Report on the Postsecondary Decisions of High-Achieving Students in Ontario. @Issue Paper No. 13. Toronto. Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.

Bussière, Patrick, Roland Hébert and Tamara Knighton. 2009. “Educational outcomes at age 21 associated with reading ability at age 15.” Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada. Vol. 6, no. 2. June. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 81-004-X.

De Graaf, Nan Dirk, Paul M. De Graaf and Gerbert Kraaykamp. 2000. "Parental cultural capital and educational attainment in the Netherlands: A refinement of the cultural capital perspective." Sociology of Education. Vol. 73, April. p. 92–111.

Frenette, Marc. 2014. An Investment of a Lifetime? The Long-term Labour Market Premiums Associated with a Postsecondary Education. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11F0019M – No. 359. Ottawa.

Green, David A. and W. Craig Riddell. 2001. Literacy, Numeracy and Labour Market Outcomes in Canada. International Adult Literacy Survey. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 89-552-MIE – No. 8. Ottawa.

Hango, Darcy. 2010. Labour Market Experiences of Youth after Leaving School: Exploring the Effect of Educational Pathways Over Time. Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Research Paper Series. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 81-595-M – No. 87. Ottawa.

Hanushek, Eric A., Guido Schwerdt, Simon Wiederhold and Ludger Woessmann. 2013. Returns to Skills around the World: Evidence from PIAAC. NBER Working Paper No. 19762. National Bureau of Economic Research. Cambridge, MA.

Holmes, Alison and Stuart Miller. 2000. "A case for advanced skills and employability in higher education." Journal of Vocational Education and Training. Vol. 52, no. 4, December. p. 653–664.

Jaeger, Mads Meier. 2011. "Does cultural capital really affect academic achievement? New evidence from combined sibling and panel data." Sociology of Education. Vol. 84, no. 4. October. p. 281–298.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Statistics Canada. 2005. Learning a Living: First Results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 89‑603‑X. Ottawa.

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Statistics Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Council of Ministers of Education. 2013. Skills in Canada: First Results from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 89–555–X. Ottawa.

Statistics Canada. 2005. Building on Our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 89-617-X. Ottawa.

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Trusty, Jerry. 2002. "Effects of high school course-taking and other variables on choice of science and mathematics college majors." Journal of Counseling and Development. Vol. 80, no. 4, Fall, p. 464–474.

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