Changes in economic returns to higher education in urban China, 2003–2017
(2021) NEKP01 20211Department of Economics
- Abstract (Swedish)
- The thesis investigates whether the higher education expansion policy, issued in 1999,
China, improved individuals’ schooling and wages. The thesis mainly applies Mincer
functions. Empirical results show that higher education policy increased schooling
years, but it does not change the economic returns to higher education dramatically.
Heterogeneous return was evident in the region, type of work units, gender, and
parents’ education. Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) is applied as a robust test.
The results also show that the expansion policy positively impacts education years
and wages, although estimates are not always significant.
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- author
- Song, Minrui LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKP01 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- return to higher eudcation, Mincer function, expansion policy evaluation, Regression Discontinuity Design
- language
- English
- id
- 9049925
- date added to LUP
- 2021-07-05 13:22:48
- date last changed
- 2021-07-05 13:22:48
@misc{9049925, abstract = {{The thesis investigates whether the higher education expansion policy, issued in 1999, China, improved individuals’ schooling and wages. The thesis mainly applies Mincer functions. Empirical results show that higher education policy increased schooling years, but it does not change the economic returns to higher education dramatically. Heterogeneous return was evident in the region, type of work units, gender, and parents’ education. Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) is applied as a robust test. The results also show that the expansion policy positively impacts education years and wages, although estimates are not always significant.}}, author = {{Song, Minrui}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Changes in economic returns to higher education in urban China, 2003–2017}}, year = {{2021}}, }