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Return to Schooling in China: A Large Meta-Analysis

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  • Ma, Xinxin
  • Iwasaki, Ichiro
  • 岩﨑, 一郎

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In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis of 2,191 empirical results reported in 213 existing studies to estimate the Mincer-type return to schooling in China. The results revealed that the return to schooling showed a positive trend, and the effect size was medium in terms of the partial correlation coefficient. We also found that workers in non-state sectors and urban regions, urban hukou workers, and women tend to have higher returns to schooling than their counterparts. Furthermore, the results indicate that the return to schooling registered a significant increase over time.

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  • Ma, Xinxin & Iwasaki, Ichiro & 岩﨑, 一郎, 2021. "Return to Schooling in China: A Large Meta-Analysis," CEI Working Paper Series 2020-12, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
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    return to schooling; meta-analysis; publication selection bias; China;
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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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