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Migration, self-selection and earnings in Philippine rural communities.
- Source :
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Journal of development economics [J Dev Econ] 1998 Jun; Vol. 56 (1), pp. 27-50. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- "Estimated returns to schooling investments can be misleading if migration causes significant shifts in population distribution across time. Data gathered in rural Philippine communities show that the more educated and experienced individuals are more likely to outmigrate, causing a sample selection bias in the estimation of wage equations. The observed wages were then lower than the conditional population mean of an entire cohort residing originally in the area. Controlling for self-selection, the wage returns to schooling and experience were higher, Finally, the sample selectivity variable accounts substantially for the difference in the wages of men and women."<br /> (excerpt)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0304-3878
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of development economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12321895
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3878(98)00051-0