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The Screening Hypothesis and the Returns to Schooling in Argentina

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  • Harry Anthony Patrinos

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  • Maria Paula Savanti

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We conduct four tests of screening in education. We apply our methodology to labor market data from Argentina, using two points in time, a period during which the returns to schooling in Argentina increased. There do not appear to be significant increases associated with years of schooling that would represent the attainment of a primary or secondary certificate. The only signal that there might be screening occurs at 17 years of schooling which could be argued represents the attainment of a tertiary education degree. However, 15 years of schooling also represents a significant threshold in 2002. The returns to schooling are higher in the private sector. Much of the increase in the returns to schooling overall is due to the increase in the returns to tertiary education. The returns to complete university are higher in the private sector. This provides no evidence of screening since the private sector seeks to maximize profits and recognizes the higher productivity of the more educated. Overall, there is little evidence of screening driving the returns to schooling.

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  • Harry Anthony Patrinos & Maria Paula Savanti, 2014. "The Screening Hypothesis and the Returns to Schooling in Argentina," Research in Applied Economics, Macrothink Institute, vol. 6(3), pages 28-42, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:raee88:v:6:y:2014:i:3:p:28-42
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    Returns to schooling; Argentina; screening;

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