Arbeitspapier
Estimating returns to education when the IV sample is selective
The literature estimating returns to education has often utilized spousal education and parental education as instrument variables (IV). However, due to usual survey designs, both IVs are available only for the individuals whose spouse or parents are present in the same household. The IV estimates based on these selective sub-samples may be inconsistent, even when the IVs satisfy the standard assumptions. In this paper, we examine the empirical relevance of this issue in the Chinese context. To our surprise, unlike the selection issue in other situations, this kind of selection does not appear particularly worrisome, suggesting that the previous IV results are robust. In particular, using China Household Income Project 1995 and 2002, we find that correcting for this potential issue has only a modest impact on the magnitude of the standard IV estimates using parental education as an IV, but a negligible impact on those using spousal education. Using the specification tests proposed, we find that these impacts are generally not statistically significant. These results are further confirmed by our analysis using U.S. data. We believe that these results are of use to both policymakers and practitioners.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 7103
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Analysis of Education
Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
Comparative Studies of Particular Economies
- Thema
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returns to education
sample selection
instrument variable estimation
Chinese labor market
Bildungsertrag
Statistisches Auswahlverfahren
Instrumentalvariablen-Schätzmethode
Arbeitsmarkt
Schätzung
China
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Wang, Le
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2012
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Wang, Le
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2012
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