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Estimating the Returns to Education : Accounting for Heterogeneity in Ability

Typically estimates of the benefits of education investments show average private rates of return for the average individual. The average may not be useful for policy. An examination of the distribution of the returns across individuals is needed. The few studies that have examined these patterns fo...

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Main Authors: Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Ridao-Cano, Cris, Sakellariou, Chris
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ADULTS
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
DIPLOMAS
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION INVESTMENT
EDUCATION INVESTMENTS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EFFECTS OF EDUCATION
EQUALITY
FAMILY BACKGROUND
GENERAL EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
IDEAS
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LATIN AMERICAN
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
MOBILITY
NUTRITION
PAPERS
PARENTS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY LOWER SECONDARY
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
QUALITY SCHOOLING
RATES OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN TO EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SOCIETY
SOUTH AMERICAN
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEST SCORES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7132981/estimating-returns-education-accounting-heterogeneity-ability
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9026

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7132981/estimating-returns-education-accounting-heterogeneity-ability
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9026

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