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Family Background, Education and Earnings in Kenya
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- Wambugu, Anthony, 0 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik,Department of Economics
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- Göteborg, 2002
- Engelska.
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Serie: Working Papers in Economics (online), 1403-2465 ; 76
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Abstract
Ämnesord
Stäng
- This paper uses data collected in 2000 to first estimate OLS and ordered probit models to measure correlation between family background and workers' education. Then, human capital earnings functions are estimated to examine to what extent family background accounts for observed correlation between workers' education and earnings. Subsequently, it estimates returns to education with education treated as endogenous. Having well-educated parents is associated with greater educational attainment and earnings. Returns to education decline slightly when parents' education controls are in the earnings function. Instrumental variable estimation or self-selection correction suggests that estimates of returns to education may be larger than conventional estimates suggest.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Nationalekonomi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Economics (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Earnings function; return to education; instrumental variables
Publikations- och innehållstyp
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