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A Systematic Review of Return to Schooling in China

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  • Ma, Xinxin
  • Iwasaki, Ichiro

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In this paper, we assess the effect size of return to schooling in China through a systematic review of 85 research works, which report a total of 1041 estimates regarding the impact of years of schooling on wage level during the transition period. We also examine possible differences between state and private companies, urban and migrant workers, urban and rural regions, female and male workers as well as periods from this viewpoint. Our results indicate that return to schooling in China in the period of 1985-2016 has a medium effect size in terms of partial correlation coefficient. It is also revealed that there exists a certain gap between different ownerships, hukous（household registration）, regions, and genders. Dynamic time-series change in return to schooling is regarded as an additional important finding from the quantitative literature survey in this paper.

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  • Ma, Xinxin & Iwasaki, Ichiro, 2021. "A Systematic Review of Return to Schooling in China," Economic Review, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 72(1), pages 38-58, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:ecorev:v:72:y:2021:i:1:p:38-58
    DOI: 10.15057/71064
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    Cited by:

    1. Norio Horie & Ichiro Iwasaki, 2023. "Returns to schooling in European emerging markets: a meta-analysis," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 102-128, January.
    2. Iwasaki, Ichiro & Satogami, Mihoko, 2023. "Gender wage gap in European emerging markets: a meta-analytic perspective," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 57, pages 1-9.
    3. Slichter, David & Tran, Nhan, 2023. "Do better journals publish better estimates?," MPRA Paper 118433, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • P23 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Factor and Product Markets; Industry Studies; Population
    • P36 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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