Are There Skills Payoffs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? : Empirical Evidence Using STEP Data

Are There Skills Payoffs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? : Empirical Evidence Using STEP Data

Most research on the economic payoffs of skills has used individuals' level of schooling attained -- typically years or level of education or training received—as a key proxy for skills. Such research has consistently found that individual ret...

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Main Authors: Valerio, Alexandria, Sanchez Puerta, Maria Laura, Tognatta, Namrata, Monroy-Taborda, Sebastian
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
skills
cognitive skills
noncognitive skills
labor market outcomes
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231391478194467051/Are-there-skills-payoffs-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-empirical-evidence-using-STEP-data
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25678

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231391478194467051/Are-there-skills-payoffs-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-empirical-evidence-using-STEP-data
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25678

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