Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America : The Role of Demand and Supply of Skills

Using micro data for the urban areas of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, the authors document trends in men's returns to education during the 1980s and the 1990s and estimate the role of supply and demand factors in explaining the changes in skill premia. They propose a model of...

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Main Authors:	Manacorda, Marco, Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina, Schady, Norbert
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Analysis of Education I210 Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Wage Level and Structure Wage Differentials J310 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4741

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description	Using micro data for the urban areas of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, the authors document trends in men's returns to education during the 1980s and the 1990s and estimate the role of supply and demand factors in explaining the changes in skill premia. They propose a model of demand for skills with three production inputs, corresponding to workers with primary-, secondary-, and university-level education. Further, the authors demonstrate that an unprecedented rise in the supply of workers having completed secondary-level education depressed their wages relative to workers with primary-level education throughout Latin America. This supply shift was compounded by a generalized shift in the demand for workers with tertiary education.
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author	Manacorda, Marco Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina Schady, Norbert
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title	Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America : The Role of Demand and Supply of Skills
title_short	Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America : The Role of Demand and Supply of Skills
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Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America : The Role of Demand and Supply of Skills

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