On the Size of Sheepskin Effects: A Meta-analysis

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• Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal

Resumen

• The authours use information gathered from 122 studies on the effects of high school diplomas on wages in different countries worldwide to carry out a meta-analysis that shows high school diplomas have a statistically significant effect on wages of nearly 8%. This effect varies whether the country is away from the tropics or whether factors such as gender, race, and continent are taken into account. The results also reveal the existence of a publication bias that tends to increase the magnitude of the sheepskin effect. Nevertheless, when the former is factored into the analysis the latter remains statistically significant.

autores

• Mora, Jhon James
• Muro, Juan

fecha de publicación

• 2015

Área temática

• C8 - Metodología de la recopilación y estimación de datos; Programas de ordenador
• I21 - Análisis de la educación
• J24 - Capital humano; Cualificación; Elección de ocupación; Productividad del trabajo

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