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%. …

education subsidies can reduce inequality, due to an estimated dynamic complementarity between time investments and education …

Despite the rapid expansion and increasing importance of private education in developing countries, very little is …

There have been many studies of the impact of higher education (HE) on the wages and earnings of graduates. However …

two separate margins of primary/secondary and tertiary education. Interestingly, the latter type of schooling proves to be …

This paper uses cross section data to investigate whether the returns to education vary with the level of ability …, clear evidence that the return to schooling is lower for those with higher ability indicating that education can act as a … that education is also a substitute for unobserved ability. …

The idea of positive educational externalities is that the benefits of individually acquired education may not be … still largely divided on whether the stock of education affects the long-run level or growth rate of the economy. A one …-year increase in average education is found to raise the level of output per capita by between 3 and 6 percent according to …

to employment, unemployment or higher education. Family background is an important predictor for participation in higher … education reflecting the degree of rationing in the system. The level of educational attainment influences the probability of … entering higher education or employment. The estimates for earnings functions show large differences across gender with males …