In this paper we focus on education as a private decision to invest in ‘human capital’ and the estimation of the rate … regression methods where the estimated return is obtained as the coefficient ona years of education variable in a log wage … effect on the earnings of an individual from participation in education. Moreover, the size of the effect seems large …

vulnerable to poverty, food insecurity, and threats to their children’s nutrition, health, and education, with irreversible …

The economic returns to education are well documented. It is also well-known that college graduates with certain majors … also make a difference, when the courses are mathematics. Even among workers with the same level of education, those with … ending their formal education after high school can increase their future earnings by investing in more math courses while in …