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OECD Publishing, 2016
Significant variations in educational attainment and labour market outcomes exist not only across OECD countries but also within them. Some regions concentrate the human capital of a country. In particular, many countries' capital regions stand out for their high share of tertiary-educated people. However, overall employment prospects are often…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Indicators, Labor Market, Regional Characteristics
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Lassibille, Gerard; Gomez, Lucia Navarro – Education Economics, 1998
Using 1980-81 and 1990-91 Household Survey data, analyzes educational expansion in Spain, estimating earnings equations for male family heads and comparing rates of return-to-education. Decomposes changes in men's average earnings to assess the contribution of population structure variations and pay-system changes. Returns to secondary education…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Development, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
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Alba-Ramirez, Alfonso; San Segundo, Maria Jesus – Economics of Education Review, 1995
Provides microeconomic estimates of the returns to education in Spain, using 1990 Spanish labor force survey data. The rate of return to education is higher for self-employed than for wage and salary workers. Secondary education is better compensated in the private sector, whereas a university education is better compensated in the public sector.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Human Capital