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Private and Public Returns to Investments in Secondary and Higher Education in NZ over time: 1981- 1996

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  • Maani, Sholeh

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Utilising evidence from a longitudinal data set of young adults in New Zealand, this study examines the determinants of school leaving and labour supply behaviour of young adults at ages 16 and 18. The data set employed (the Christchurch Health and Development Survey) includes a number of variables, from birth to age 18, not commonly available in economic data sets. The analysis uses binary choice models to examine the effect of ability factors and household economic constraints on the choice to remain at secondary school beyond post-compulsory levels at age 16. The study further uses binary and multinomial choice models to examine the determinants of participation in tertiary education, as opposed to engaging in labour supply, or unemployment at age 18. The study finally examines the determinants of the type of tertiary institution attended. tertiary education in the 1981-1991 period, and a stabilisation of results for males and a relative decline in the returns for females since 1991.

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  • Maani, Sholeh, 2000. "Private and Public Returns to Investments in Secondary and Higher Education in NZ over time: 1981- 1996," Working Papers 170, Department of Economics, The University of Auckland.
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    1. Gail Pacheco, 2012. "The cost of poor transitions for youth," Working Papers 2012-09, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics.

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