The gender gap of returns on education across West European countries
"We study the returns on education in Europe in a comparative perspective. We extend the model of de la Fuente [(2003). Human Capital in a Global and Knowledgebased Economy. part II: Assessment at the EU Country Level. Report for the European Commission], by estimating the values of the relevan...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Language: | English |
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Nürnberg
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19136551124919547339-The-gender-gap-of-returns-on-e.htm |
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| author | Mendolicchio, Concetta Rhein, Thomas |
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| description | "We study the returns on education in Europe in a comparative perspective. We extend the model of de la Fuente [(2003). Human Capital in a Global and Knowledgebased Economy. part II: Assessment at the EU Country Level. Report for the European Commission], by estimating the values of the relevant parameters for men and women and introducing several variables specifically related to maternity leaves and benefits. As a preliminary step, we evaluate the effect of education on the wage profile. We estimate the Mincerian coefficients for 12 West European countries using the EU-SILC data for 2007 and use them as input in the optimisation problem of the individual to calibrate the model. Finally, we analyse the impact and relevance of several public policy variables. In particular, we evaluate the elasticities of the returns on education with respect to unemployment benefits, marginal and average tax rates, maternity leaves and childcare benefits." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | EU countries |
| id | 19136551124919547339_65a0f20a67ad4a449995c978526c66db |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19136551124919547339_65a0f20a67ad4a449995c978526c66db |
| is_hierarchy_title | The gender gap of returns on education across West European countries |
| language | English |
| physical | 39 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| publisher | Nürnberg IAB |
| spellingShingle | Mendolicchio, Concetta Rhein, Thomas education gender human capital investment return The gender gap of returns on education across West European countries |
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| title | The gender gap of returns on education across West European countries |
| topic | education gender human capital investment return |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19136551124919547339-The-gender-gap-of-returns-on-e.htm |