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Education and Signaling: Evidence from a Highly Competitive Labor Market.
- Source :
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Education Economics . Apr2004, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This paper directly tests for differences in returns to education between the employed and self-employed in Hong Kong. Using a step-function, we find significantly smaller returns for the self-employed, suggesting that in the highly competitive labor market of Hong Kong education plays a signaling role. This pattern persists for both genders, when accounting for self-selection into employment status and when accounting for self-employed professionals who signal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EDUCATION
*FREELANCERS
*EXAMINATIONS
*GENDER
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09645292
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Education Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12968923
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0964529042000193925