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Investire in istruzione: meglio per lui o per lei? Stima per genere dei rendimenti dell’istruzione in Italia

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  • Luca Flabbi

    (Department of Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca)

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Previous estimates of Italian returns to schooling suggest that female returns are higher than male returns (Lucifora-Sestito ‘93). This is a common result in other industrialized countries, as well (Blau-Kahn ‘92 e Psacharopoulos ‘94). The aim of the paper is to evaluate the stability of this hierarchy by changing specifications and estimation techniques. All the estimates are performed on the Bank of Italy Indagine sui bilanci della famiglie nell’anno 1991. Results with standard techniques (i.e. ordinary least square and Heckman’s correction) confirm usual hierarchy, on the contrary alternative techniques (i.e. instrumental variables) suggest an opposite hierarchy. This is a robust conclusion by varying samples, instruments, and schooling measurements.

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  • Luca Flabbi, 1997. "Investire in istruzione: meglio per lui o per lei? Stima per genere dei rendimenti dell’istruzione in Italia," Working Papers 08, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, revised Sep 1997.
    • Handle: RePEc:mib:wpaper:08
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    1. Rita Canu & Giuseppe Tattara, 2005. "Quando le farfalle mettono le ali. Osservazioni sull'ingresso delle donne nel lavoro dipendente," Economia & lavoro, Carocci editore, issue 2, pages 1-67.
    2. Claudio Quintano & Rosalia Castellano & Antonella Rocca, 2010. "Male-female discrimination: an analysis of gender gap and its determinants," Statistica, Department of Statistics, University of Bologna, vol. 70(2), pages 171-190.
    3. Paolo Ghinetti, 2014. "A New Look at the Public Wage Premium in Italy: The Role of Schooling Endogeneity," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 28(1), pages 87-111, March.

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    Keywords

    human capital; returns to education; earnings;
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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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