A lengthy literature estimating the returns to education has largely ignored the for-profit sector. In this paper, we … associate's degree students attend for an average of 2.6 years, this translates to a 4% return per year of education in a for …

strategies to estimate education production functions do not allow for varying role or development of unobserved ability as a … general depreciating pattern of observed inputs are both important when estimating education production functions. …

Despite the rapid expansion and increasing importance of private education in developing countries, little is known on … the impact of studying in private schools on education and wages. This paper contributes to filling this gap by estimating …

competencies related to capacities and graduate education. This paper clearly points to the fact that universities must change …

We assess the relevance of formal education on the productivity of the self-employed, distinguishing between … employment options. We expect differences in the returns to education between these groups due to different levels of control … of education and non-random selection. Results indicate that the returns to a year of education for opportunity …

Modern societies would potentially reap large benefits from upgrading low skilled's education. However, this is … participate. To circumvent this potential market imperfection, a large supply of formal education in Sweden is complemented with …