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Education in Production: Measuring Labor Quality and Management

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Yang, Dennis T.

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Production function studies have used the education of the head of the household or the average education of farm workers to assess the contribution of schooling to farm efficiency. This paper critically examines the information content of these measures by developing a team production model which suggests separate education measures to approximate labor quality and managerial skills. Empirical analyses based on Chinese farm household data show that the new measures are statistically superior to the existing alternatives. There is contributes theralized decision making on the farms where the highest schooling--More--(58%) most to production efficiency.

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Paper provided by Duke University, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 95-56.

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Date of creation: 1995
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Publication status: Published in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, Vol. 79, 1997, pages 764-772
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  1. Sonia Laszlo, 2005. "Self-employment earnings and returns to education in rural Peru," The Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 41(7), pages 1247-1287, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Sonia Laszlo, 2003. "Education, Labour Supply and Market Development in Rural Peru," Development and Comp Systems 0312005, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Glewwe, Paul, 2001. "Schools, Skills And Economic Development: Education Policies, Student Learning And Socioeconomic Outcomes In Developing Countries," Bulletins 12969, University of Minnesota, Economic Development Center. [Downloadable!]
  4. Chen, Zhuo & Huffman, Wallace & Rozelle, Scott, 2006. "Farm Technology and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Four Regions in China," Staff General Research Papers 12605, Iowa State University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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