Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002 : Productivity or Credentialism?

There has not been much change in the premium to primary education, while the returns to secondary education increased, but by less than the premium to university. The returns to incomplete university also increased significantly. There is a signal that there might be credentialism at the tertiary l...

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Main Authors: Savanti, Maria Paula, Patrinos, Harry Anthony
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6279672/rising-returns-schooling-argentina-1992-2002-productivity-or-credentialism
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spelling okr-10986-82792021-04-23T14:02:43Z Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002 : Productivity or Credentialism? Savanti, Maria Paula Patrinos, Harry Anthony There has not been much change in the premium to primary education, while the returns to secondary education increased, but by less than the premium to university. The returns to incomplete university also increased significantly. There is a signal that there might be credentialism at the tertiary level, but 15 years of schooling also represents a significant threshold. The returns to schooling are higher in the private sector. There is little evidence of screening or credentialism driving the returns to schooling, which increased significantly in Argentina from 1992 to 2002. 2012-06-18T16:16:05Z 2012-06-18T16:16:05Z 2005-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6279672/rising-returns-schooling-argentina-1992-2002-productivity-or-credentialism http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8279 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3714 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Argentina
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description There has not been much change in the premium to primary education, while the returns to secondary education increased, but by less than the premium to university. The returns to incomplete university also increased significantly. There is a signal that there might be credentialism at the tertiary level, but 15 years of schooling also represents a significant threshold. The returns to schooling are higher in the private sector. There is little evidence of screening or credentialism driving the returns to schooling, which increased significantly in Argentina from 1992 to 2002.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Savanti, Maria Paula
Patrinos, Harry Anthony
spellingShingle Savanti, Maria Paula
Patrinos, Harry Anthony
Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002 : Productivity or Credentialism?
author_facet Savanti, Maria Paula
Patrinos, Harry Anthony
author_sort Savanti, Maria Paula
title Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002 : Productivity or Credentialism?
title_short Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002 : Productivity or Credentialism?
title_full Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002 : Productivity or Credentialism?
title_fullStr Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002 : Productivity or Credentialism?
title_full_unstemmed Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002 : Productivity or Credentialism?
title_sort rising returns to schooling in argentina, 1992-2002 : productivity or credentialism?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6279672/rising-returns-schooling-argentina-1992-2002-productivity-or-credentialism
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