The central vs. local nature of high-school exit exam systems can have important repercussions on the labor market. By … market. Our difference-in-difference model estimates whether the earnings difference between individuals with high and low … grades differs between central and local exams. We find that the earnings premium for a one standard-deviation increase in …

Register data are known for their large sample size and good data quality. The measurement accuracy of variables highly … inflation in formal education degrees could be found. -- Measurement error ; EM by the method of weights ; wage regression …

relevant parameter for the UK, namely the return from attaining any academic qualification compared to leaving school at the … survey errors. Third, by using the unique nature of our data, we assess how the biases from measurement error and from … omitted ability and family background variables interact in the estimation of returns. On the methodological front, we propose …

international literature on the measured incidence of educational mismatch and its earnings effects. We use a rich Australian … longitudinal data set for a controlled group of full-time employed workers. Using panel data estimation, we address individual … heterogeneity and measurement error, which are important in educational mismatch analysis. We show that alternative methods of …

The central vs. local nature of high-school exit exam systems can have important repercussions on the labor market. By … market. Our difference-in-difference model estimates whether the earnings difference between individuals with high and low … grades differs between central and local exams. We find that the earnings premium for a one standard-deviation increase in …

The central vs. local nature of high-school exit exam systems can have important repercussions on the labor market. By … market. Our difference-in-difference model estimates whether the earnings difference between individuals with high and low … grades differs between central and local exams. We find that the earnings premium for a one standard-deviation increase in …

relevant parameter for the UK, namely the return from attaining any academic qualification compared to leaving school at the … survey errors. Third, by using the unique nature of our data, we assess how the biases from measurement error and from … omitted ability and family background variables interact in the estimation of returns. On the methodological front, we propose …