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Subject choice and earnings of UK graduates

Chevalier, Arnaud - 2011

Using a survey of a cohort of UK graduates, linked to administrative data on higher education participation, this paper investigates the labour market attainment of recent graduates by subject of study. We document a large heterogeneity in the mean wages of graduates from different subjects and...

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Rank, income and income inequality in urban China

Gustafsson, Björn; Sai, Ding - 2008

While some workers in China attain senior professional level and senior cadre level status (Chuzhang and above), others … and western China for 1995 and 2002. For 2002, persons of high rank make up 3 percent and persons of middle rank make up …

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Economic growth and child poverty reduction in Bangladesh and China

Begum, Syeda Shahanara; Quheng, Deng; Gustafsson, Björn - 2011

This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It … found to be more extensive in Bangladesh than in China, and is very much a problem for rural children in both countries. The …

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Parental Education and Child?s Education : A Natural Experiment

Chevalier, Arnaud - 2004

Is the intergenerational educational link due to nature or nurture? In order to answer this dilemma, this paper identifies the effect of parental education on their offspring?s schooling attainment using a discontinuity in the parental educational attainment. The discontinuity stems from changes...

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Income Effects from Labor Market Training Programs in Sweden During the 80's and 90's

Andrén, Thomas; Gustafsson, Björn - 2002

the 80s and the beginning of the 90s on its effect on earnings. We separate the analysis between Swedish-born and foreign …

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Does It Pay to Attend a Prestigious University?

Chevalier, Arnaud; Conlon, Gavan - 2003

This paper provides evidence of heterogeneity in the returns to higher education in the UK. Attending the most prestigious universities leads to a wage premium of up to 6% for males. The rise in participation in higher education also led to a greater sorting of students and an increase in the...

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