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Measuring the consumption value of higher education

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  • Annette Alstadsæter

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The consumption value of education is an important, but rather ignored factor behind the individual's educational choice. This paper suggests a method for measuring the consumption value of education in a compensating differentials framework when the ability bias is corrected for. As an example, the willingness to pay for the consumption value of attending teacher's college during the 1960's is estimated on unique Norwegian panel data. The ex-ante price of the consumption value of teacher's college is estimated to be 38 % of the present value of the individual's potential lifetime income. The ex-post price of this consumption value is for the same individuals estimated to be about 46 % of the present value of the potential lifetime income

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  • Annette Alstadsæter, 2004. "Measuring the consumption value of higher education," Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings 40, Econometric Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecm:ausm04:40
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    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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