Bauer, Thomas K.; Dross, Patrick J.; Haisken‐DeNew, … - In: International Journal of Manpower 26 (2005) 4, pp. 320-335
sheepskin effects explain about 50 percent of the total returns to schooling. The paper further finds that education as a signal …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of sheepskin effects in the return to education in Japan …. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a short description of the Japanese schooling and recruitment system. It …