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How Large Are Human-Capital Externalities? Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws

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Acemoglu, Daron, Angrist, Joshua·2000·NBER Macroeconomics Annual
DOI 10.1086/654403
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Many economists and policymakers believe that education creates positive externalities. Indeed, average schooling in U.S. states is highly correlated with state wage levels, even after controlling for the direct effect of schooling on individual wages. We use variation in child labor laws and compulsory attendance laws over time and across states to investigate whether this relationship is causal. Our results show external returns to education around 1% and not significantly different from zero.

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Authors
Acemoglu, D., & Angrist, J.
Venue
NBER Macroeconomics Annual
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2000-01
Volume
15
Pages
9-59
ISSN
  • 0889-3365 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-2642
DOI
10.1086/654403
OpenAlex
W1999094358
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journal article
Language
en
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