The returns to postgraduate education in Japan

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作者：

Fumihiko Suga

机构：

[1] Kyushu University,Graduate School of Economics

来源：

The Japanese Economic Review | 2020年 / 71卷

关键词：

Rate of return; Postgraduate education; Wage premium; I21; I23; J24; J31;

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摘要：

Using three household surveys, the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers (JPSC), the Working Person Survey (WPS), and the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), this study estimates the returns to postgraduate education in Japan, considering potential self-selection bias. To mitigate the bias, workers’ undergraduate majors, types of university, and level of cognitive skills are controlled for. These factors explain 6.3–29.2% of the postgraduate wage premium for women, but at most 10.9% for men. Even after controlling for them, the postgraduate wage premium remains positive and significant, ranging from 16.5 to 23.7% for men and 13.5–26.4% for women.

引用

页码：571 / 596

页数：25

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