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Empirical Evidence on the Functional Form of the Earnings-Schooling Relationship
Abstract
This article presents empirical evidence on the correct functional form of the regression relationship between earnings as regressand and schooling and experience as regressors. Evidence from several bodies of data suggests that among simple transformations the natural logarithm of earnings is the correct dependent variable while the best simple specification of the regressors is one advanced by Jacob Mincer on theoretical grounds.
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Empirical Age-Earnings Profiles
Murphy, K. M., & Welch, F. (1990) · Journal of Labor Economics · doi:10.1086/298220 · Cited by 616
Income, Schooling, and Ability: Evidence from a New Sample of Identical Twins
Ashenfelter, O., & Rouse, C. (1998) · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · doi:10.1162/003355398555577 · Cited by 616
Heckman, J. J., & Sedlacek, G. (1985) · Journal of Political Economy · doi:10.1086/261352 · Cited by 610
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- Authors
- Heckman, J. J., & POLACHEK, S. W.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Statistical Association
- Published
- 1974-06-01
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 346
- Pages
- 350-350
- ISSN
- 0162-1459 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4238309238
- Cited by
- 176
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 10.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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