Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America : The Role of Demand and Supply of Skills

Using micro data for the urban areas of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, the authors document trends in men's returns to education during the 1980s and the 1990s and estimate the role of supply and demand factors in explaining the changes in skill premia. They propose a model of...

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Main Authors: Manacorda, Marco, Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina, Schady, Norbert
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4741

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