Testing for sheepskin effects in earnings equations: evidence for five countries

Kevin Denny and Colm Harmon

Applied Economics Letters, 2001, vol. 8, issue 9, 635-637

Abstract: Using a dataset that allows consistent cross-country comparisons the non-linearity in a conventional earnings equation is tested with respect to schooling. The findings suggest that the assumption of linearity is not robust and that there are well-determined positive returns to the completion of educational levels. However, inferences are sensitive to the choice of functional form.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1080/13504850010028625

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