Average and marginal returns to upper secondary schooling in Indonesia

Pedro Carneiro, Michael Lokshin, Cristobal Ridao-Cano and Nithin Umapathi

No 5878, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper estimates average and marginal returns to schooling in Indonesia using a non-parametric selection model estimated by local instrumental variables, and data from the Indonesia Family Life Survey. The analysis finds that the return to upper secondary schooling varies widely across individual: it can be as high as 50 percent per year of schooling for those very likely to enroll in upper secondary schooling, or as low as -10 percent for those very unlikely to do so. Returns to the marginal student (14 percent) are well below those for the average student attending upper secondary schooling (27 percent).

Keywords: Education For All; Secondary Education; Teaching and Learning; Primary Education; Population Policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-11-01
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