Returns to Education in the Baltic Countries
GDNet Knowledge Base Working Paper No. DOC16801
7 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2005
Date Written: July 2003
Abstract
Labour Force Survey (2000) data are used to estimate returns to education in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Results are compared with evidence from other countries. We also discuss gender, ethnic, and urban-rural gaps in payoff to education.
Keywords: Returns to education, transition, ethnic minorities
JEL Classification: J15, J31, P20, P52
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