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The raising of the school leaving age: Returns in later life

Buscha, Franz; Dickson, Matt - In: Economics Letters 117 (2012) 2, pp. 389-393

Using the recently released UK Household Longitudinal Study we examine whether the raising of the school leaving age in 1972 had a permanent impact on earnings for individuals in their early 50s.

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Human capital augmentation versus the signaling value of MBA education

Hussey, Andrew - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 4, pp. 442-451

Panel data on MBA graduates is used in an attempt to empirically distinguish between human capital and signaling models of education. The existence of employment observations prior to MBA enrollment allows for the control of unobserved ability or selection into MBA programs (through the use of...

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Analyzing Zero Returns to Education in Germany – Heterogeneous Eff ects and Skill Formation

Kamhöfer, Daniel A.; Schmitz, Hendrik - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2013

We analyze the effect of education on wages using German Socio-Economic Panel data and regional variation in mandatory years of schooling and the supply of schools. This allows us to estimate more than one local average treatment effect and heterogeneous effects for different groups of...

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Linear instrumental variables model averaging estimation

Martins, Luis F.; Gabriel, Vasco J. - In: Computational Statistics & Data Analysis 71 (2014) C, pp. 709-724

Model averaging (MA) estimators in the linear instrumental variables regression framework are considered. The obtaining of weights for averaging across individual estimates by direct smoothing of selection criteria arising from the estimation stage is proposed. This is particularly relevant in...

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Education and Labour Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan West Africa

Kuépié, Mathias; Nordman, Christophe Jalil; Roubaud, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006

The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of education on urban labour market participation and earnings in seven major West African cities. Our results show that although education does not always guard against unemployment, it does increase individual earnings in Abidjan, Bamako,...

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Regional Variation of Returns to Education

Backman, Mikaela - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

Returns to education are mainly influenced by the characteristics of the individual. However, returns are also likely to depend on location characteristics. Thus, there are different location premiums for educational attainment. This paper analyse the regional variation of returns to education...

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Identification of Causal Education Effects Using a Discontinuity in School Entry Tests: First Results from a Pilot Study

Boes, Stefan; Hangartner, Dominik; Schmid, Lukas - Department Volkswirtschaftlehre, Universität Bern - 2011

We use a credible regression discontinuity design to estimate causal education effects. Pupils in the Swiss education system had to pass a centrally organized exam that classified them into different levels of secondary school, and that ultimately determined their educational degree. A major...

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Employability and Earnings Returns to Qualifications in Scotland

Gasteen, Anne; Houston, John - In: Regional Studies 41 (2007) 4, pp. 443-452

A. und Houston J. (2007) Auswirkung von Qualifikationen auf Beschaftigungsfahigkeit und Einkommen in Schottland … der Dezentralisierung ist Schottland fur die Bildungspolitik zustandig, doch die Auswirkungen auf Einkommen und … Einkommen und Beschaftigungsfahigkeit anhand der Daten des Labour Force Survey von 1999 bis 2003 untersucht. Schulabschlusse auf …

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A note on schooling and wage inequality in the public and private sector

Patrinos, Harry; Ridao-Cano, Cristobal; Sakellariou, Chris - In: Empirical Economics 37 (2009) 2, pp. 383-392

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Interregional migration, self-selection and the returns to education in Brazil

Gries, Thomas; Kraft, Manfred; Pieck, Christina - In: The Annals of Regional Science 46 (2011) 3, pp. 707-732

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