WHY STUDY ECONOMICS? THE PRIVATE RATE OF RETURN TO AN ECONOMICS DEGREE

Economic Papers

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 234-243

  Lewis, Philip ^a   Daly, Anne ^a   Fleming, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economics degree; Private rate of return

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748034195     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2004.tb00368.x     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1997) Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO), 1216.0 (Canberra: AGPS).
2. Blondal, S., S. Field and N. Girouard (2002) “Investment in Human Capital through Post-Compulsory Education and Training: Selected Efficiency and Equity Aspects”, OECD Working Paper No. 19.
3. Borland, J., P. Dawkins, D. Johnson and R. Williams (2000) “Returns to Investment in Higher Education”, University of Melbourne, http:www.melbourneinstitute.com.
4. Borland, J. (2001) “New Estimates of the Private Rate of Return to University Education in Australia”, University of Melbourne, http:www.melbourneinstitute.com.
5. Chapman, B. and T. Salvage (1997) “The Consequences of Recent Changes in Financing for Australian Higher Education”, Mimeo, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University.
6. Daly, A., D. Fleming and P.E.T. Lewis (2003) “Still Room for More: The Labour Market for Legal Professionals”, Law Institute Journal, 77, pp. 49–53.
7. Daly, A. and L. Jin (1997) “Estimating the Private Rate of Return to Education for Indigenous Australians”, Australian Economic Papers, Australian Economic Education Special Issue, pp. 100–112.
8. Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) (1989) Selected Higher Education Students Statistics, 1988 (Canberra: AGPS).
9. Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) (1990). Selected Higher Education Students Statistics, 1989 (Canberra: AGPS).
10. Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) (2000) Students 1999: Selected Higher Education Statistics, http:www.dest.gov.auhigheredstatisticsstudent99shes.pdf.
11. Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) (2001) Students 2000: Selected Higher Education Statistics, http:www.dest.gov.auhigheredstatisticsstudentsstudentOOshes.pdf.
12. Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) (2002) Students 2001: Selected Higher Education Statistics, http:www.dest.gov.auhigheredstatisticsstudents01Students2001.pdf.
13. Graduate Careers Council of Australia (1997, 2000, 2002), Graduate Destination Survey, Parkville, Victoria.
14. Kelly, R. and P.E.T. Lewis (2003) “The New Economy and the Demand for Skills”, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 6, pp. 135–152.
15. Kelly, R. and P.E.T. Lewis (2003) “The Impact of Globalisation, Technological Change on Skills in Australia”, Proceedings of the Global Business and Economics Conference, Amsterdam, 9–11 July.
16. Larkins, F. (2001) “The Economic Benefits of Australian University Degrees: Bachelor and Research Higher Degrees”, Australian Economic Review, 34, pp. 403–414.
17. Lewis, P. and K. Norris (1997) “Recent Changes in Economic Enrolments”, Economic Papers, 16, pp. 1–13.
18. Maglen, L. (1994) “Education Expansion and the Private Returns to a University Degree”, Economic Papers, 13, pp. 57–71.
19. Maxwell, P. (2003) “The Rise and Fall (?) of Economics in Australian Universities”, Economic Papers, 22, pp. 79–92.
20. Mclnnis C. and R. Hartley (2002) Managing Study and Work (Canberra: AGPS).
21. Miller, P. (1982) “The Rate of Return to Education: Evidence from the 1976 Census”, Australian Economic Review, Third Quarter, pp. 23–32.
22. Millmow, A. (1995) “The Market for Economists in Australia”, Economic Papers, 14, pp. 83–96.
23. Millmow, A. (1997) “To Eke Out a Marginal Existence: Economics in Business Schools”, Economic Papers, 16, pp. 88–97.
24. Millmow, A. (2000) “The State We're In: University Economics 1989/1999”, Economic Papers, 19, pp. 43–52.
25. st Century”, Economic Papers, 23, pp. 211–212.
26. Welch, F. (1979) “Effect of Cohort Size on Earnings: The Baby Boom Babies' Financial Bust”, Journal of Political Economy, 87, pp. 65–97.