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Earnings and Education in Rural South Vietnam

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  • Robert H. Stroup
  • Michael B. Hargrove

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This article is concerned with the measurement of the effect of a year of education on individual income in rural South Vietnam. Data from the 1964 Rural Income and Expenditure Sample Survey of South Vietnam are analyzed with a multiple regression model to detect the effect of education on individual income over-all and by occupation. The regression results show that education has a significant positive effect on individual income despite the generally low level of educational attainment among the rural South Vietnamese. Although the exact rate of return on investment in education cannot be computed because of lack of cost data, the evidence presented suggests that additional investment in literacy education probably would be economically justified.

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  • Robert H. Stroup & Michael B. Hargrove, 1969. "Earnings and Education in Rural South Vietnam," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 4(2), pages 215-225.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:4:y:1969:i:2:p:215-225
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    1. Moock, Peter R. & Patrinos, Harry Anthony & Venkataraman, Meera, 1998. "Education and earnings in a transition economy (Vietnam)," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1920, The World Bank.
    2. Dai Binh Tran & Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat, 2023. "The returns to education and wage penalty from overeducation: New evidence from Vietnam," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 75(4), pages 1267-1290, October.
    3. Moock, Peter R. & Patrinos, Harry Anthony & Venkataraman, Meera, 2003. "Education and earnings in a transition economy: the case of Vietnam," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 22(5), pages 503-510, October.
    4. McGuinness, Seamus & Kelly, Elish & Pham, Thi Thu Phuong & Ha, Thi Thu Thuy & Whelan, Adele, 2021. "Returns to education in Vietnam: A changing landscape," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).

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