Skill Achievement and Returns in Developing Countries: Evidence from Adult Skills Surveys

Autor/in	Chua, Kenn
Titel	Skill Achievement and Returns in Developing Countries: Evidence from Adult Skills Surveys
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 52 (2017) 4, S.498-510 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/ejed.12236
Schlagwörter	Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Adults; Skills; Surveys; Labor Market; Thinking Skills; Educational Attainment; Gender Differences; Parent Background; Adult Literacy; Employment Opportunities; Developed Nations; Armenia; Ukraine; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Skill; Fertigkeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Denkfähigkeit; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Geschlechterkonflikt; Elternhaus; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Armenien; Kenia
Abstract	Using novel adult skills surveys, this article analyses cross-country patterns in skill achievement and labour market returns, comparing the outcomes for a subset of developing countries with the results previously found for high-income economies. Apart from displaying lower average cognitive skills, developing countries also exhibit wider disparities in levels of skills by subgroups of educational attainment, gender, and parental education. Meanwhile, baseline estimates of returns to skills reveal that a one-standard deviation increase in literacy skills is associated with an earnings increase of 14.6% in developing countries, which is statistically indistinguishable from the average returns of 17.7 estimated for developed countries. Nonetheless, there is considerable heterogeneity in the returns across developing countries, with the lowest estimates found in Armenia and Ukraine at 2% (not statistically significant) and 6%, respectively, and the highest reported in Kenya at above 30%. Differences in the type of employment opportunities and the degree of employment selection in these labour markets are important determinants of the observed gap in returns. International comparisons of returns should take this into consideration. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01