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The pattern of returns to education and its implications
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University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP)
Abstract The pattern of economic returns to education can help us to understand the poverty-reducing potential of different levels of education. 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 sugg... view more
The pattern of economic returns to education can help us to understand the poverty-reducing potential of different levels of education. 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 suggests that the pattern is changing. The paper explores the implications of such changes for both education and labour market policy.... view less
Keywords
returns on education; education; level of education; labor market policy; poverty; developing country
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Macroanalysis of the Education System, Economics of Education, Educational Policy
Method
empirical
Free Keywords
education; labour market policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
City
Cambridge
Page/Pages
5 p.
Series
RECOUP Policy Brief, 4
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works