Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002

Preliminary evidence suggests that the rates of return to education in Venezuela have been declining since the 1970s. The authors rigorously estimate the returns to education in Venezuela for the period 1992-2002, and link them to earlier available...

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Main Authors:	Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Sakellariou, Chris
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	ADDITION AGED DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMANITIES INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE PAPERS POLICY RESEARCH RATES OF RETURN SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES TERTIARY EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5506005/economic-volatility-returns-education-venezuela-1992-2002 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14198

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spelling	okr-10986-141982021-04-23T14:03:21Z Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002 Patrinos, Harry Anthony Sakellariou, Chris ADDITION AGED DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMANITIES INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE PAPERS POLICY RESEARCH RATES OF RETURN SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES TERTIARY EDUCATION Preliminary evidence suggests that the rates of return to education in Venezuela have been declining since the 1970s. The authors rigorously estimate the returns to education in Venezuela for the period 1992-2002, and link them to earlier available estimates from the 1980s. They use consistent cross-sections from the "Encuesta de Hogares por Muestreo" (Household Survey) to document falling returns to schooling, and educational levels until the mid-1990s, followed by increased returns thereafter. The authors use quantile regression analysis to provide further insight into and within skill group changes in returns over time. 2013-06-26T16:16:15Z 2013-06-26T16:16:15Z 2004-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5506005/economic-volatility-returns-education-venezuela-1992-2002 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14198 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3459 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de
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topic	ADDITION AGED DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMANITIES INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE PAPERS POLICY RESEARCH RATES OF RETURN SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES TERTIARY EDUCATION
spellingShingle	ADDITION AGED DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMANITIES INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE PAPERS POLICY RESEARCH RATES OF RETURN SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES TERTIARY EDUCATION Patrinos, Harry Anthony Sakellariou, Chris Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002
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description	Preliminary evidence suggests that the rates of return to education in Venezuela have been declining since the 1970s. The authors rigorously estimate the returns to education in Venezuela for the period 1992-2002, and link them to earlier available estimates from the 1980s. They use consistent cross-sections from the "Encuesta de Hogares por Muestreo" (Household Survey) to document falling returns to schooling, and educational levels until the mid-1990s, followed by increased returns thereafter. The authors use quantile regression analysis to provide further insight into and within skill group changes in returns over time.
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author	Patrinos, Harry Anthony Sakellariou, Chris
author_facet	Patrinos, Harry Anthony Sakellariou, Chris
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title	Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002
title_short	Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002
title_full	Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002
title_fullStr	Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002
title_full_unstemmed	Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002
title_sort	economic volatility and returns to education in venezuela: 1992-2002
publisher	World Bank, Washington, D.C.
publishDate	2013
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Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002

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