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Evaluating the impact of education on earnings in the UK: Models, methjods and results from the NCDS

Blundell, Richard W.; Dearden, Lorraine; Sianesi, Barbara - 2003

Regression, matching, control function and instrumental variables methods for recovering the impact of education on … find an average return of 27% for those completing higher education versus anything less. Compared to stopping at 16 … without qualifications, we find an average return to O-levels of 18%, to A-levels of 24% and to higher education of 48%. …

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Changing public sector wage differentials in the UK

Disney, Richard; Gosling, Amanda - 2008

The paper estimates public sector wage differentials and their changes over time for men and women in the United Kingdom using the New Earnings Survey. It presents estimates that are robust to unobserved workforce characteristics and that also show the impact of policy changes and cyclical...

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Tax reform and retirement saving incentives: Evidence from the introduction of stakeholder pensions in the UK

Disney, Richard; Emmerson, Carl; Wakefield, Matthew - 2007

Faced with ageing populations, OECD governments are seeking policies to increase individual retirement saving. In April 2001, the UK government introduced Stakeholder Pensions – a low cost retirement saving vehicle. The reform also changed the structure of tax-relieved contribution ceilings,...

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Consumption inequality and partial insurance

Blundell, Richard W.; Pistaferri, Luigi; Preston, Ian - 2004

This paper describes the transmission of income inequality into consumption inequality and in so doing investigates the degree of insurance to income shocks. It combines panel data on income from the PSID with consumption data from repeated CEX cross-sections and distinguishes between permanent...

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Changes in the distribution of male and female wages accounting for employment composition using bounds

Blundell, Richard W.; Gosling, Amanda; Ichimura, Hidehiko; … - 2004

assumptions we find convincing evidence of an increase in inequality within education groups, changes in the return to education …

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