icy purposes. They serve as early signals of adult life satisfaction. The relationship between these skills and life satisfaction persists across the life course, especially for math skills. Policymakers could use the differing results across various domains of satisfaction to tailor interventions aimed at achieving specific desired outcomes. For instance, if policymakers aim to predict general health satisfaction at age 46 for individuals who are currently 10 years old, they can use childhood reading and math scores as predictors. However, these scores are not effective predictors of future job satisfaction. Ultimately, recognizing that early skills are linked to the quality of life in the long term can help design more targeted and effective educational and social policies that promote happier lives. 37
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