The Changing Pattern of Wage Returns to Education and Its Implications

It is commonly believed that labour-market returns to education are highest for the primary level of education and lower for subsequent levels. Recent evidence reviewed in this article suggests that the pattern is changing. The causes of such changes, and their implications for both education and la...

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Main Authors:	Colclough, Christopher, Kingdon, Geeta, Patrinos, Harry
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5539

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The Changing Pattern of Wage Returns to Education and Its Implications

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