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Trade liberalization and the returns to education : a pseudo-panel approach

Dickerson, Andrew P. (contributor); … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

We investigate the impact of trade liberalization on wages and the returns to education in Brazil. Our pseudo …-section estimated returns in developing countries. Trade liberalization impacted on wages and the returns to education in both traded … and non-traded sectors, suggesting important spill-over effects. Wages in both sectors fell in the period immediately …

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Interrupted work careers and the starting salaries of female workers in Britain

Campbell, David (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Evidence from previous studies suggests that part of the observed wage differential between males and females is due to the spells of non-participation experienced by women. During these career breaks, no new investment in human capital occurs and the existing stock of skills depreciates,...

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Assessing the stability of the inter-industry wage structure in the face of radical economic reforms

Arbache, Jorge Saba (contributor); … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

We assess the stability of the wage structure in an economy experiencing substantial economic changes. We find that the structure of inter-industry wage differentials remained remarkably stable in Brazil in the face of major shocks. -- wage structure ; inter-industry wage differentials ; Brazil

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Job insecurity and wage outcomes in Britain

Campbell, David; Carruth, Alan A.; Dickerson, Andrew P.; … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

contribute to lowering wages. First, we examine the validity of subjective questions about unemployment expectations, using … average wages of an increase in this expectation by just one half of a standard deviation are approximately 1½ percent …

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Rates of return to schooling and the quality of education in England and Wales

Campbell, David (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Raising the quality of education has been one of the main objectives of the current government in Britain. By devoting more resources to the education sector, it is expected that pupils will achieve higher educational attainment by the time their years of compulsory schooling ends. This study...

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