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FURTHER EVIDENCE ON RETURNS TO SCHOOLING BY ESTABLISHMENT SIZE.

Authors :
Sakamoto, Arthur
Chen, Meichu D.
Source :
American Sociological Review. Dec91, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p765-771. 7p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Publication Year :
1991

Abstract

Stolzenberg (1978) has argued that for white male employees the effect of schooling on log-earnings is greater in larger establishments. We replicate Stolzenberg's study using the 1979 Current Population Survey. This survey includes information on establishment size and provides a much larger sample size to work with. Our results do not indicate a positive establishment size/schooling interaction. To the contrary, when Stolzenberg's (1978) model specification is used, our findings suggest that the interaction may be negative. We explore the sources of this discrepancy and are skeptical of the conventional wisdom that returns to schooling increase with establishment size. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00031224
Volume :
56
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Sociological Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9202244296
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/2096254