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Relative Wage Patterns Among the Highly Educated in a Knowledge-based Economy

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  • Picot, Garnett
  • Morissette, Rene
  • Ostrovsky, Yuri

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This study extends previous work on the evolution of the education premium, and investigates the existence of diverging university/high school earnings ratio trends across industries in the knowledge-based economy. The study also discusses the changing demand for high-skilled workers by comparing relative wages of university graduates holding degrees in "applied" fields to those of other university graduates (the "field" premium).

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  • Picot, Garnett & Morissette, Rene & Ostrovsky, Yuri, 2004. "Relative Wage Patterns Among the Highly Educated in a Knowledge-based Economy," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2004232e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
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    Education; training and learning; Educational attainment; Fields of study; Job training and educational attainment; Labour; Outcomes of education; Wages; salaries and other earnings;
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