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Is there a Return-Risk Link in Education?

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  • Pereira, Pedro T.

    (University of Madeira)

  • Martins, Pedro S.

    (Nova School of Business and Economics)

Abstract

Risk averse investors have to be compensated in higher expected returns when facing investments with higher risk. Education is an important investment therefore we use the results for 16 countries to test the positive relationship between return to education and the risk involved in this investment. It seems that most of the countries fit the pattern well: higher risk - higher return.

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  • Pereira, Pedro T. & Martins, Pedro S., 2001. "Is there a Return-Risk Link in Education?," IZA Discussion Papers 321, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp321
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    Keywords

    quantile regression; risk; Returns to education;
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    JEL classification:

    • C29 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Other
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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