ADULT EDUCATION AND EARNINGS: EVIDENCE FROM BRITAIN

Mary Silles

Bulletin of Economic Research, 2007, vol. 59, issue 4, 313-326

Abstract: This paper uses the National Child Development Study to investigate the relationship between adult schooling and labour market earnings for men. In line with several other studies, the findings suggest that there are returns to all educational qualifications acquired early in life. A variety of statistical models are estimated to try to measure the causal effect of adult education on earnings. Careful analysis reveals that there are no genuine returns to additional qualifications awarded in middle adulthood. The central conclusion of this paper is that rates of return to human capital are greater for individuals who were educated early in life.

Date: 2007
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