Estimating returns to education using twins in urban China

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 494-504

  Li, Hongbin ^a   Liu, Pak Wai ^b   Zhang, Junsen ^b  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Returns to education; Twins

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ERROR CORRECTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; URBAN AREA;

CHINA;

EID: 82455167857     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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