Essays about: "Returns to Education"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 41 essays containing the words Returns to Education.

1. 16. Private Returns to University Studies, Educational Choices and Youth (Un)Employment: The Case of Tunisia

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Christina Hauser; [2019]
   Keywords : Returns to education; Mincer earning regressions; Tunisia; Middle East and North Africa; Emigration;

   Abstract : The private returns to education in the Middle East and North Africa have been found to be the lowest worldwide. Considering the low monetary gains associated with university-level studies, why do Arab youth continue to invest so much in their education? Using the most recent data available, I show that the returns to university education in Tunisia are indeed very low. READ MORE

3. 17. The female labor market and gender equality

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Joel Canderhed; Victor Fingal; [2018-09-19]
   Keywords : Gender equality; Educational equality; Health equality; Political equality; Labor market; Service sector employment;

   Abstract : This paper is a cross-national panel study evaluating how education-, health- and political dimensions of gender equality are affected by the size and composition of the female labor market. The hypothesis is that improving labor force participation and female employment in the service sector have a positive relationship with the dimensions of gender equality. READ MORE

4. 18. Returns to schooling and potential signalling effects: Estimates based on ISSP data on Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Emil Bergman; Carl-Gustav Schöön; [2018]
   Keywords : Returns to schooling; Signalling effects of education; Mincer equation; Ability bias; years of schooling; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis estimates the returns to schooling in Sweden for working individuals by applying the Mincer equation on three datasets from the International Social Survey Programme and compare the results to assess potential trends. It also investigates if there is any difference in returns to schooling for men and women and if there seem to be any signalling effects present. READ MORE

5. 19. Dissecting the Comparatively Low Education Premium in Sweden - an Empirical Approach

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : David Lindquist; Tim Lundqvist; [2018]
   Keywords : Returns to Tertiary Education; Mincer Earnings Function; Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition; Sweden;

   Abstract : Previous studies show that Sweden has the lowest rate of return to tertiary education in the OECD, significantly lower than its Nordic neighbors. Common factors suggested by conventional theory in explaining differences in the education premium are related to relative supply and demand of skilled labor, productivity, labor market features and fiscal policy. READ MORE

6. 20. Social status and networks in times of educational inflation : The returns of non-meritocratic labour market distributions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Alisia Morin; [2017]
   Keywords : education; wage level; social capital; social network; social background; meritocracy;

   Abstract : The educational system in Sweden is expanding and while some see higher education as a remedy for unemployment, others argue that credentialing of the society with diplomas will harm the competition on the labour market and the value of higher education. However, the effects of educational expansion are noticeable not only at the macro, but also at the micro level. READ MORE