Quality of education and the labour market: A conceptual and literature overview

Eldridge Moses

No 07/2011, Working Papers from Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

Abstract: In South Africa earnings inequality between races still persists despite the convergence of educational attainment between races. There is a now a growing body of evidence which suggests that the quality of education received by South Africans differs markedly amongst and within race groups, and that schools differ substantially in their ability to impart cognitive skills. This paper reviews the international and South African literature which considers the role of education quality in improving labour market prospects. Education quality is considered from both from an input and output perspective. This paper concludes that education output quality, particularly the ability of a school system to impart cognitive skills, is a crucial determinant of labour market success.

Keywords: South Africa; Education; Earnings Functions; Education Quality; Cognitive Skills; Labour Market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I21 I30 J30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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