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A comparison of earnings related to higher technical and academic education

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  • Espinoza Bustos, Hector
  • Speckesser, Stefan

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Not much is known about higher technical education in England, but current education policy looks positively at it to improve labour productivity and social mobility. We provide updated estimates of individual earnings differentials associated with such education, compared to achieving degrees, for all secondary school leavers in 2003. We find an early advantage of higher technical education, which erode over time. By age 30, most degree holders earn more. However, for men with higher technical education in STEM, earnings remain significantly above those of many degree holders. For women, such differences were not found.

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  • Espinoza Bustos, Hector & Speckesser, Stefan, 2022. "A comparison of earnings related to higher technical and academic education," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 113739, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:113739
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      returns to education; tertiary education; high-level technical education; vocational eduction; administrative data;
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      JEL classification:

      • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
      • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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