Economic returns to schooling in urban China, 1988 to 2001

This study provides estimates of the returns to schooling in urban China over an extended period of economic reforms. We find a dramatic increase in the returns to education, from only 4.0 percent per year of schooling in 1988 to 10.2 percent in 2001. Most of the rise in the returns to education occ...

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Volume:	33
Main Author:	Zhang, Junsen Zhao, Yaohui Park, Albert Song, Xiaoqing
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	SAN DIEGO Elsevier Inc 2005 ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE Elsevier Elsevier B.V
published in:	Journal of Comparative Economics Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 730 - 752
Data of publication:	2005
ISSN:	0147-5967 1095-7227
EISSN:	1095-7227
Discipline:	Economics Education
Series:	Journal of Comparative Economics
Subjects:	Regionaler Arbeitsmarkt Bildungsertrag China Stadt Geschichte (Histor) Urban China Economic returns to schooling Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Economic reform Education Analysis Economic aspects Chinese Compensation and benefits China P23 Urban China J31 J24 Economic returns to schooling TRANSITION urban China DETERMINANTS INVESTMENT GROWTH GAP EARNINGS economic returns to schooling EDUCATION LABOR-MARKET
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