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different economies. International comparisons of earnings analyses rely almost exclusively on school attainment measures of … the focus on early-career earnings leads to underestimating the lifetime returns to skills by about one quarter. On … States. Estimates are remarkably robust to different earnings and skill measures, additional controls, and various subgroups …
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different economies. International comparisons of earnings analyses rely almost exclusively on school attainment measures of … the focus on early-career earnings leads to underestimating the lifetime returns to skills by about one quarter. On … States. Estimates are remarkably robust to different earnings and skill measures, additional controls, and various subgroups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098410
different economies. International comparisons of earnings analyses rely almost exclusively on school attainment measures of … the focus on early-career earnings leads to underestimating the lifetime returns to skills by about one quarter. On … States. Estimates are remarkably robust to different earnings and skill measures, additional controls, and various subgroups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011190193
downward biased so that the causal effect of education on earnings may be higher than previously believed. Evidence suggests … Canada’s recent experience in education and skill formation. In his paper, W. Craig Riddell attempts such an assessment. He … provides a careful examination of trends in education expenditures and outcomes in Canada compared to other countries, looks at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518924
An emerging economic literature over the past decade has made use of international tests of educational achievement to analyze the determinants and impacts of cognitive skills. The cross-country comparative approach provides a number of unique advantages over national studies: It can exploit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008532123
An emerging economic literature over the past decade has made use of international tests of educational achievement to analyze the determinants and impacts of cognitive skills. The cross-country comparative approach provides a number of unique advantages over national studies: It can exploit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008583660
We apply a new estimator to the measurement of the economic returns to education. We control for endogenous education …, unobserved ability and measurement error using only the natural heteroscedasticty of wages and education attainment. Our prefered …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269214
determinant affecting the earnings of individuals. Using quantile regression method, we show the effect of education is not the …This paper estimates returns to education in India using a nationally representative survey. We estimate the standard … two-step procedure is used. The findings indicate that returns to education increase with the level of education and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319698
We assess the relevance of formal education for the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between … employment options. We expect differences in the returns to education between these groups because of different levels of control …. We use the German Socio-economic Panel and account for the endogeneity of education and non-random selection. The results …
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Despite the rapid expansion and increasing importance of private education in developing countries, little is known on … the impact of studying in private schools on education and wages. This paper contributes to filling this gap by estimating …
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