Returns to skills around the world: Evidence from PIAAC

European Economic Review

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 103-130

  Hanushek, Eric A ^a,b,c   Schwerdt, Guido ^b,d   Wiederhold, Simon ^e   Woessmann, Ludger ^b,e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CESifo ^*  (Germany)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills; Earnings; Education; International comparisons; Labor market

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LABOR MARKET; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SKILLED LABOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919694578     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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