A Dynamic Mincer Equation with an Application to Portuguese Data
26 Pages Posted: 13 Jul 2007
Date Written: June 2007
Abstract
This paper argues in favor of a dynamic specification of the Mincer equation, where past observed earnings play the role of additional explanatory variable for current observed earnings. A dynamic approach offers an explanation why the return to schooling in terms of observed earnings is not independent of labor-market experience, as suggested by some recent empirical evidence for the United States.
Keywords: Mincer equation, return to schooling, wage level, panel data
JEL Classification: I21, J31, C23
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Andini, Corrado and Andini, Corrado, A Dynamic Mincer Equation with an Application to Portuguese Data (June 2007). IZA Discussion Paper No. 2897, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1000371 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1000371
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