Testing for Sheepskin Effects in Earnings Equations: Evidence for Five Countries.

Using a dataset that allows consistent cross-country comparisons we test the non-linearity in a conventional earnings equation with respect to schooling. The findings suggest that assumption of linearity is not robust and that there are well determined positive returns to the completion of educational levels. However inferences are sensitive to the choice of functional form.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Denny, K.J. ; Harmon, C.P.
Institutions:	School of Economics, University College Dublin
Subject:	TESTS \| INCOME \| ESTIMATOR

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Series:	College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	5 pages
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; C12 - Hypothesis Testing
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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