Returns to higher education subjects and tiers in China - Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
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- Kang, Lili & Peng, Fei & Zhu, Yu, 2019. "Returns to Higher Education Subjects and Tiers in China: Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies," IZA Discussion Papers 12071, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
Returns to university tier and subjects; China; Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment; Higher Education expansion;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CNA-2018-08-13 (China)
- NEP-EDU-2018-08-13 (Education)
- NEP-TRA-2018-08-13 (Transition Economics)
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