Ashenfelter, Orley; Rouse, Cecilia - In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics 113 (1998) 1, pp. 253-284
We develop a model of optimal schooling investments and estimate it using new data on approximately 700 identical twins. We estimate an average return to schooling of 9 percent for identical twins, but estimated returns appear to be slightly higher for less able individuals. Simple cross-section...