Does Education Matter for the Earnings of Young Adults?

• Authors: Myeong Hwan Kim , Eréndira Yareth Vargas López , Yongseung Han

Abstracts

EN

In this study, we analyze the relationship between educational attainment and hourly earnings. With large survey data on young adults, our results suggest that there is a significant relationship between earnings and years of schooling, age, sectors of occupation, job tenure, years of experience and gender. Furthermore, having a high school diploma, two- or four-year college degree, master’s or doctorate degree leads to changes in earnings. However, these changes are negative. These negative results may occur because employers value work experience much more than a diploma.

Keywords

EN

education; schooling; wage; gender

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 56
• Pages: 172-183

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Myeong Hwan Kim

• Purdue University Fort Wayne

author

Eréndira Yareth Vargas López

• University of Colima

author

Yongseung Han

• University of North Georgia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.19.56.2.14

Biblioteka Nauki

1968725