Why is the Rate of Return to Schooling Higher For Women Than For Men?
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returns to education; wage equations;JEL classification:
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2003-12-07 (Labour Economics)
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