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Gao, Yanyan - 2009

production and peasant's family, to calculate the returns of education investment on the whole family's income. The intra-household … member's education on household income. The externalities, together with marriage match in education, however, decrease the … return as the number of household member investing in education increases, which may result in ldquo;literacy congestionrdquo …

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How large are returns to schooling? : hint: money isn't everything

Oreopoulos, Philip; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2009

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How Large are Returns to Schooling? Hint : Money Isn't Everything

Oreopoulos, Philip - 2009

This paper explores the many avenues by which schooling affects lifetime well-being. Experiences and skills acquired in school reverberate throughout life, not just through higher earnings. Schooling also affects the degree one enjoys work and the likelihood of being unemployed. It leads...

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