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Returns to Education and Skills in the Labor Market: Evidence from Japan and Korea

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  • Jong-Wha Lee & Dainn Wie, 2017. "Returns to Education and Skills in the Labor Market: Evidence from Japan and Korea," Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 12(1), pages 139-160, January.
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    1. Takatoshi Ito & Kazumasa Iwata & Jong-Wha Lee & Colin McKenzie & Shujiro Urata, 2017. "Labor, Health and Education in Asia-Analysis of Micro Data: Editors' Overview," Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 12(1), pages 1-17, January.
    2. Jithitikulchai, Theepakorn, 2020. "Labour Skills, Economic Returns, and Automatability in Thailand," MPRA Paper 119748, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Han, Jong-Suk & Lee, Jong-Wha, 2020. "Demographic change, human capital, and economic growth in Korea," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 53(C).
    4. Daiji Kawaguchi, 2017. "Comment on “Returns to Education and Skills in the Labor Market: Evidence from Japan and Korea”," Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 12(1), pages 161-162, January.
    5. Hanol Lee & Jong‐Wha Lee & Eunbi Song, 2016. "Effects of Educational Mistmatch on Wages in the Korean Labor Market," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 30(4), pages 375-400, December.
    6. Fumihiko Suga, 2020. "The returns to postgraduate education in Japan," The Japanese Economic Review, Springer, vol. 71(4), pages 571-596, October.
    7. Lee, Jong-Wha & Kwak, Do Won & Song, Eunbi, 2022. "Can older workers stay productive? The role of ICT skills and training," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).

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