An Examination of Sheepskin Effects Over Time

Previous empirical specifications are not flexible enough to capture the true pattern of sheepskin effects over time. If the quality of the match between the worker and the job contributes to earnings and if higher ability workers more easily reveal their true productivity, sheepskin effects will follow a concave pattern over time. Using the NLSY and measures of actual experience, a variety of specifications (including median regressions) confirm this pattern

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Year of publication:	[2021]
Authors:	Habermalz, Steffen
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Bildungsniveau \| Educational achievement \| Bildungsertrag \| Returns to education \| Lohnstruktur \| Wage structure \| Schätzung \| Estimation

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (15 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 2003 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.389347 [DOI]
Classification:	I20 - Education. General ; I21 - Analysis of Education ; J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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