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Education and Consumption: The Effects of Education in the Household Compared to the Marketplace

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Gary S. Becker
Kevin M. Murphy

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This article considers various differences between the effects of education in the marketplace and households. It shows that the household sector rewards skills that are useful at the many tasks that household members must execute, whereas the marketplace rewards skill at specialized tasks. In addition, increased supplies of more educated persons reduce returns to education in the marketplace, whereas if anything, increased supplies raise household returns to education. The greater demand over 40 years for household and market skills may have raised returns to education in households compared to those in the market sector.

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Article provided by University of Chicago Press in its journal Journal of Human Capital.

Volume (Year): 1 (2007)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 9-35
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  2. Blomquist, Glenn C. & Coomes, Paul A. & Jepsen, Christopher & Koford, Brandon C. & Troske, Kenneth, 2009. "Estimating the Social Value of Higher Education: Willingness to Pay for Community and Technical Colleges," IZA Discussion Papers 4086, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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