The returns to higher education and public employment

Ravi Somani

World Development, 2021, vol. 144, issue C

Abstract: This paper evaluates a rapid expansion in public universities in Ethiopia to estimate the returns to higher education in a low-income context. The empirical analysis exploits the geographical and time variation in the expansion. The estimates suggest that higher-education attainment almost doubles the probability of paid employment and almost doubles hourly wages. The returns are linked to occupational shifts to the public sector, which is characterized by attractive wages and demand for higher levels of education.

Keywords: Higher education; Returns to education; Public employment; Occupational choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105471

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