Uncertain Educational Returns in a Developing Economy

Autor/inn/en	Mohapatra, Sandeep; Luckert, Martin K.
Titel	Uncertain Educational Returns in a Developing Economy
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 32 (2012) 4, S.590-599 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.11.009
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Gender Differences; Outcomes of Education; Educational Policy; Labor Market; Education Work Relationship; Economics; Educational Attainment; Access to Education; Cost Effectiveness; Employment Potential; Educational Development; Economic Development; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Bildungsentwicklung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Indien
Abstract	This paper estimates the distribution of educational returns by gender for India. While previous studies focus on mean returns, the variance of educational returns has important implications for policy-making and micro-level decision making with respect to education. If the variance of educational returns is large, it can leave large sections of the population with negative returns; if the variance of educational returns is gender specific, it can influence households' decisions to educate girls versus boys. Our econometric results provide evidence that India's labor markets are characterized by significant uncertainty and that the uncertainty is systematically larger for women. (Contains 3 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10