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Gender Differentials in Returns to Education in Spain

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  • Maria Arrazola
  • Jose de Hevia

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In this article, rates of return to education for men and women have been estimated for the Spanish case, controlling for the biases appearing in the least squares estimation of the basic Mincerian equation. The results show that the returns for women are greater than those for men. The gender differential increases when taking into account the endogeneity of the education and the selection bias, and appears to be specially important for vocational and university studies. The results are consistent with the evolution of the demand for education in Spain in the past two decades.

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  • Maria Arrazola & Jose de Hevia, 2006. "Gender Differentials in Returns to Education in Spain," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(4), pages 469-486.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:14:y:2006:i:4:p:469-486
    DOI: 10.1080/09645290600854151
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