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Changes in compulsory schooling, education and the distribution of wages in Europe

Economic Journal, ISSN: 0013-0133, Vol: 119, Issue: 536, Page: 516-539
2009
  • 222
    Citations
  • 444
    Usage
  • 164
    Captures
  • 3
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    222
    • Citation Indexes
      123
      • CrossRef
        119
      • Academic Citation Index (ACI) - airiti
        1
    • Policy Citations
      99
      • Policy Citation
        99
  • Usage
    444
  • Captures
    164
  • Mentions
    3
    • Blog Mentions
      1
      • Blog
        1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • News
        1
    • References
      1
      • Wikipedia
        1

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Conference Paper Description

Using data from 12 European countries and the variation across countries and over time in the changes of minimum school leaving age, we study the effects of the quantity of education on the distribution of earnings. We find that compulsory school reforms significantly affect educational attainment, especially among individuals belonging to the lowest quantiles of the distribution of ability. There is also evidence that additional education reduces conditional wage inequality, and that education and ability are substitutes in the earnings function. © The Author(s). Journal compilation © Royal Economic Society 2009.

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