by years of education. Log-wages are regressed on a measure of education, which is a position on a scale of certificates … nonlinear model of education choices and cannot reject the assumption that the data is generated by a job-market signalling …

highly selective) phase of higher education. They are shown to have pursued further years of education because thresholds … higher education for the affected generation and to consider consequences for their children. Thus, we contribute to debate … market value? Is there a causal relationship between the education of parents and that of their children? Unlike most of the …

This paper evaluates the return to formal education over the life-cycle and compare it to informal, on the job training …. More specifically, we assess the apprenticeship system in Germany by comparing the long run value of education choices and … progression of young Germans. We find that formal education is more important than informal training, even when taking into …

individual returns to education in Urban Peru. Exploiting a rich pair of data sets (ENNIV 1997 and 2000) that include questions … on type of education (public vs. private) for each educational level (primary, secondary, technical tertiary and … possible educational trajectories. The results indicate higher returns to education for those who attended private schools than …

The emphasis on education assumes importance given the recent recognition of human capital, human rights and human … all necessary measuresare required to ensure minimum education for every child. Such auniversal recognition emanates from … accomplish the dream goal of universal elementary education. Alternatively it argues for a greater role of the state to ensure …