Returns to education, cohorts, and the business cycle in Costa Rica: 1987–2008

 

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Autor: Rojas, Luis
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2013
Descrição:A pseudo-panel approach is used to estimate the returns to schooling (RTS) in Costa Rica. This approach ameliorates the “ability” bias due to the correlation between the level of education and nonobservable characteristics of the individual.We found that RTS are higher for older samples. Once we study the behavior of the RTS -using different settings and estimators- we analyze their correlation withDeaton’s year, cohort and age effects. We found that the income of younger cohorts is greater than the income of older cohorts, once experience and short run fluctuations of the economy are accounted for. This difference in income between generations is explained by differences in levels of education. Other factors that differ between generations seem to be less important to explain their income differences. Finally, we present preliminary evidence suggesting that short run fluctuations of the GDP affect in a greater extent those with less education.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/6231
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/reconomicas/article/view/6231
Palavra-chave:Pseudo panel
Rendimientos a la educación
Cohortes
Returns to education
Cohorts