Estimating the returns to schooling using cohort-level maternal education as an instrument

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 126
Issue: C
Pages: 25-27

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper examines effects of schooling on wages instrumenting for individual schooling using cohort-level maternal schooling from previous censuses. Results suggest that an additional year of schooling increases hourly wages by 10 percent for men and 12.6 percent for women.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:126:y:2015:i:c:p:25-27
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29