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The Returns to Education in Uganda Understanding the Relationship Between Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Uganda.

Chikwekwe, Liana Mondo LU (2020) EKHS21 20201
Department of Economic History
Abstract
The primary focus of this study is to determine the effect of additional education on the wage earnings structure in Uganda. The study is empirical and uses data obtained through the Uganda National Housing Survey (UNHS) 2015/16 in the World Bank Database. The study employs the Mincerian wage function as the main model with different specifications that cater for urban-rural, regional and gender dimensions. The cross-sectional Mincerian analysis is used to determine the relationship between education and earnings. Using these models, the study illustrates the variations in earnings in Uganda for individuals at different levels of educational attainment. The results of the study illustrate that an additional year of education increases... (More)
The primary focus of this study is to determine the effect of additional education on the wage earnings structure in Uganda. The study is empirical and uses data obtained through the Uganda National Housing Survey (UNHS) 2015/16 in the World Bank Database. The study employs the Mincerian wage function as the main model with different specifications that cater for urban-rural, regional and gender dimensions. The cross-sectional Mincerian analysis is used to determine the relationship between education and earnings. Using these models, the study illustrates the variations in earnings in Uganda for individuals at different levels of educational attainment. The results of the study illustrate that an additional year of education increases wages significantly in Uganda, and that returns for both the formal sectors and self- employed individuals are similar. The study finds that females are still worse off compared to their male counterparts at lower levels of educational attainment. Only university education proves to be more important in closing the gender wage gap. The study also finds the urban-rural differences are bigger and worsens the gender wage gap. The policy lessons drawn from the study propose more gender wage equality and female-targeted education empowerment in Uganda, especially in rural areas. (Less)
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author
Chikwekwe, Liana Mondo LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS21 20201
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Education, earnings, Mincer function, labour market, Uganda.
language
English
id
9022691
date added to LUP
2020-07-03 12:11:22
date last changed
2020-07-03 12:11:22
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  abstract     = {{The primary focus of this study is to determine the effect of additional education on the wage earnings structure in Uganda. The study is empirical and uses data obtained through the Uganda National Housing Survey (UNHS) 2015/16 in the World Bank Database. The study employs the Mincerian wage function as the main model with different specifications that cater for urban-rural, regional and gender dimensions. The cross-sectional Mincerian analysis is used to determine the relationship between education and earnings. Using these models, the study illustrates the variations in earnings in Uganda for individuals at different levels of educational attainment. The results of the study illustrate that an additional year of education increases wages significantly in Uganda, and that returns for both the formal sectors and self- employed individuals are similar. The study finds that females are still worse off compared to their male counterparts at lower levels of educational attainment. Only university education proves to be more important in closing the gender wage gap. The study also finds the urban-rural differences are bigger and worsens the gender wage gap. The policy lessons drawn from the study propose more gender wage equality and female-targeted education empowerment in Uganda, especially in rural areas.}},
  author       = {{Chikwekwe, Liana Mondo}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Returns to Education in Uganda Understanding the Relationship Between Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Uganda.}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}