Returns to Education in the Public and Private Sectors: Europe and Central Asia

Patrinos, Harry and Montenegro, Claudio (2022): Returns to Education in the Public and Private Sectors: Europe and Central Asia.

Abstract

The returns to schooling are estimated for 28 European and Central Asian countries using the Mincerian function. Our results show that while the public sector pays on average more than the private sector, the effect of education on earnings is stronger in the private sector. However, the returns to tertiary education are higher in the private sector.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: returns to education; wage differentials; public–private; Europe
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure ; Wage Differentials

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