Rates of return to investments in schooling have been estimated since the late 1950s. In the 60-plus year history of such estimates, there have been several attempts to synthesize the empirical results to ascertain patterns. This paper presents comparable estimates, as well as a database, that use the same specification, estimation procedure, and similar data for 139 economies and 819 harmonized household surveys. This effort to compile comparable...
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2014/09/01
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS7020
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2014/09/01
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Comparable estimates of returns to schooling around the world
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returns to schooling
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Montenegro,Claudio E.; Patrinos,Harry Anthony.
Comparable estimates of returns to schooling around the world (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 7020 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/830831468147839247