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Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes across Geopolitical Regions in Nigeria: Fact or Fantasy?

Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth Osarenti Oyelere nee Uwaifo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Differences in geopolitical regions of Nigeria are not debatable. However, there is no clear consensus on the dimension … using survey data from Nigeria between 1996-1999. Both descriptive and econometric analysis are used to test the null … hypothesis that there are no significant regional differences in labor market outcomes in Nigeria. The results are surprising …

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Africa’s Education Enigma? The Nigerian Story

Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth Osarenti Oyelere nee Uwaifo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

these claims at the micro level. In this study, I focus on Nigeria a country that holds 1/5 of Africa’s population. I use … the changes in demand for education in Nigeria and the increased emigration rates from African countries that …

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Within and Between Gender Disparities in Income and Education Benefits from Democracy

Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth Osarenti Oyelere nee Uwaifo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

There is data evidence that welfare has improved post democracy in Nigeria. However, the distribution or concentration …, across and within gender, post democracy in Nigeria is explored. I make use of simple econometric tools to test two null … in Nigeria. Second, there are no within gender disparities of the shift to democracy on income and returns to education …

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Apprenticeship, Vocational Training and Early Labor Market Outcomes in East and West Germany

Riphahn, Regina T.; Zibrowius, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...

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The Earnings Returns to Graduating with Honors: Evidence from Law Graduates

Freier, Ronny; Schumann, Mathias; Siedler, Thomas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This paper studies the causal effects of graduating from university with an honors degree on subsequent earnings. While a rich body of literature has focused on estimating returns to human capital, few studies have analyzed returns at the very top of the education distribution. We highlight the...

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Earnings Differentials and Returns to Education in China, 1995-2008

Cui, Yuling; Nahm, Daehoon; Tani, Massimiliano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper estimates the returns to education of rural-urban migrants during the period of transition of China's economy between 1995 and 2008. Using data from CHIP and RUMiC, we find that rural migrants' earning differentials with urban residents are substantial and mainly depend on the type of...

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Personality, IQ, and Lifetime Earnings

Gensowski, Miriam - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Talented individuals are seen as drivers of long-term growth, but how do they realize their full potential? In this paper, I show that even in a group of high-IQ men and women, lifetime earnings are substantially influenced by their education and personality traits. I identify a previously...

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Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models by Maximum Likelihood and the Simulated Method of Moments

Eisenhauer, Philipp; Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We compare the performance of maximum likelihood (ML) and simulated method of moments (SMM) estimation for dynamic discrete choice models. We construct and estimate a simplified dynamic structural model of education that captures some basic features of educational choices in the United States in...

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Returns to University Quality in Australia: A Two-Stage Analysis

Carroll, David; Heaton, Christopher; Tani, Massimiliano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This study investigates the relationship between university quality and graduate starting salaries using pooled Australian data from the Graduate Destination survey and a two-stage estimation methodology. The results suggest that average starting salaries for young undergraduates differ...

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Does Higher Education Quality Matter in the UK?

Chevalier, Arnaud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper estimates the financial returns to higher education quality in the UK. To account for the selectivity of students to institution, we rely on a selection on observable assumptions. We use several estimates including the Generalised Propensity Score of Hirano and Imbens, which relies on...

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