Human Capital Heterogeneity: University Choice and Wages

Guy Navon ()

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This paper analyzes the impact of post-secondary education on wages in Israel. The focus is on the impact of university choice on individual wages controlling for the degree acquired and the area of study. Although the raw data indicate that universities command a different return to education, the paper shows that this is due to the selection of more able individuals to particular universities and not to differences in the quality of education offered. The paper is based on a unique data set linking the 1995 census of population, the universities’ records, and the Manufacturing and Crafts Survey.

Keywords: universities; wage; human capital; Heterogeneity; return; education; private; guy; navon; israel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-03
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