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Heterogeneous Returns to Education in the Labor Market

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dc.contributor.authorFasih, Tazeen
dc.contributor.authorKingdon, Geeta
dc.contributor.authorPatrinos, Harry Anthony
dc.contributor.authorSakellariou, Chris
dc.contributor.authorSoderbom, Mans
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-21T19:59:50Z
dc.date.available2012-12-21T19:59:50Z
dc.date.issued2012-08
dc.description.abstractSince the development of human capital theory, countless estimates of the economic benefits of investing in education for the individual have been published. While it is a universal fact that in all countries of the world the more education one has the higher his or her earnings, it is nevertheless important to know the empirical returns to schooling. However, simply knowing average returns is not useful in a world of heterogeneity. This paper finds increasing returns going from the lower to the higher end of the earnings distribution, but with some important differences across regions. The returns increase by quantile for Latin America. The returns decrease by quantile for most East Asian countries, producing an overall equalizing effect. India and Pakistan demonstrate opposite results. In Ghana, the returns across the distribution are flat, while for Kenya and Tanzania education is dis-equalizing.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16603648/heterogeneous-returns-education-labor-market
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6170
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12006
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper;no. WPS 6170
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectACADEMIC STANDARDS
dc.subjectACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO SCHOOLING
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILD EDUCATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATED WORKERS
dc.subjectEDUCATION ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION INVESTMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL EXPANSION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectEFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXAMS
dc.subjectFEMALE SCHOOLING
dc.subjectFORMAL SCHOOLING
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL LITERACY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
dc.subjectHIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINTERNAL RATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLACK OF COMPETITION
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMARKET RETURNS
dc.subjectMARKET VALUES
dc.subjectMICRO DATA
dc.subjectMIDDLE SCHOOL
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPOST-PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY LEVEL
dc.subjectPRIMARY LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE TUTORING
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRETURNS ON INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subjectSCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSEASONAL WORK
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectSTUDENT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectTARGET SCHOOLS
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTUITION
dc.subjectUNEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.titleHeterogeneous Returns to Education in the Labor Marketen
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okr.crossref.titleHeterogeneous Returns to Education in the Labor Market
okr.date.disclosure2012-08-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:16:00.045875Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16603648/heterogeneous-returns-education-labor-market
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid197881468331844075
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6170
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120814130601
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16603648
okr.identifier.reportWPS6170
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicAccess and Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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