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

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).

MoreLess

Year of publication:	2004-09-29
Authors:	Picot, Garnett ; Morissette, Rene ; Ostrovsky, Yuri
Institutions:	Statistics Canada, Government of Canada
Subject:	Education \| training and learning \| Educational attainment \| Fields of study \| Job training and educational attainment \| Labour \| Outcomes of education \| Wages \| salaries and other earnings

More details

Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328161