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Returns to Education in Different Job Locations for Off-Farm Wage Employment: Evidence from China.

Authors :
Wang, Weidong
Dong, Yongqing
Bai, Yunli
Luo, Renfu
Zhang, Linxiu
Liu, Chengfang
Hagist, Spencer
Source :
Sustainability (2071-1050); Jan2020, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p455-455, 1p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

In this study, we explore the returns to education among different job locations for off-farm wage employment using nationally representative samples from rural China. Through a series of robustness checks, we conclude that there is heterogeneity in returns to education for different job locations within the rural labor force. Specifically, we have found that the returns to education for laborers in big cities are significantly higher than those for laborers working both in ordinary cities and within counties. That is to say, the utility of education is better-reflected in big cities. We conclude that the returns to education in big cities are 5.4 percent, while the returns to education are no more than 1 percent in ordinary cities and within counties. These results suggest that labor markets in the underdeveloped regions of China have factors that undermine the productivity effect of human capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20711050
Volume :
12
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Sustainability (2071-1050)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
141759370
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12020455