Does Private Education Increase Earnings?

Jonathan Sandy and Kevin Duncan ()
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Jonathan Sandy: University of San Diego

Eastern Economic Journal, 1996, vol. 22, issue 3, 303-312

Abstract: This paper investigates the relative effectiveness of public and private schools by examining the differential effects of education on earnings. The paper estimates wage equations, controlling for private education, using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The results indicate that respondents who private schools earn wages, holding family background, ability and other school characteristics constant.

Keywords: Earnings; Education; Wage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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