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The gender gap of returns on education across West European countries
We study the returns on education in Europe in a comparative perspective. We extend the model of de la Fuente [(2003). Human Capital in a Global and Knowledgebased Economy. part II: Assessment at the EU Country Level. Report for the European Commission], by estimating the values of the relevant parameters for men and women and introducing several variables specifically related to maternity leaves and benefits. As a preliminary step, we evaluate the effect of education on the wage profile. We estimate the Mincerian coefficients for 12 West European countries using the EU-SILC data for 2007 and use them as input in the optimisation problem of the individual to calibrate the model. Finally, we analyse the impact and relevance of several public policy variables. In particular, we evaluate the elasticities of the returns to education with respect to unemployment benefits, marginal and average tax rates, maternity leave and childcare benefits.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IAB-Discussion Paper ; No. 20/2011
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Analysis of Education
- Subject
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human capital
rate of return
public policy
Bildungsertrag
Lohndifferenzierung
Familienpolitik
Schätzung
Westeuropa
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Mendolicchio, Concetta
Rhein, Thomas
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Veröffentlichung
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Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
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Nürnberg
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2011
- Handle
- Last update
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Mendolicchio, Concetta
- Rhein, Thomas
- Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
Time of origin
- 2011
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