Academic Specialisation and Returns to Education: Evidence from India

Autor/inn/en	Saha, Bibhas; Sensarma, Rudra
Titel	Academic Specialisation and Returns to Education: Evidence from India
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 24 (2011) 5, S.501-520 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2011.573775
Schlagwörter	Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Males; Specialization; Corporate Education; Program Effectiveness; Specialists; Human Capital; Economic Development; Salary Wage Differentials; Statistical Analysis; Statistical Surveys; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Arbeitsteilige Spezialisierung; Humankapital; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Statistische Analyse; Statistische Erhebung; Indien
Abstract	We study returns to academic specialisation for Indian corporate sector workers by analysing cross-sectional data on male employees randomly selected from six large firms. Our analysis shows that going to college pays off, as it brings significant incremental returns over and above school education. However, the increase in returns is more pronounced in the specialisations of management and engineering, and less so in the specialisations of science, arts and commerce. Some of the less attractive specialisations, such as commerce and science, tend to make up by rewarding progression from Bachelors to Masters. Short-course diplomas are also rewarding. (Contains 5 tables and 16 notes.) (As Provided).
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