Are there skills payoffs in low- and middle-income countries ? empirical evidence using STEP data (English)

Most research on the economic payoffs of skills has used individuals' level of schooling attained -- typically years or level of education or training received—as a key proxy for skills. Such research has consistently found that individual returns to schooling are positive and that returns tend to be higher in low- and middle-income countries than in higher-income countries. However, years in school is only one proxy for skills -- are these returns...

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Valerio,Alexandria;

Sanchez Puerta,Maria Laura;

Tognatta,Namrata Raman;

Monroy Taborda,Sebastian;
Document Date
2016/11/03
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS7879
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2016/11/03
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Disclosed
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Are there skills payoffs in low- and middle-income countries ? empirical evidence using STEP data
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cognitive skill

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Valerio,Alexandria; Sanchez Puerta,Maria Laura; Tognatta,Namrata Raman; Monroy Taborda,Sebastian.

Are there skills payoffs in low- and middle-income countries ? empirical evidence using STEP data (English). Policy Research working paper|WDR 2018 background paper|no. WPS 7879 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231391478194467051

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