The evolving nature of the college wage premium
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.09.001
Abstract: Focusing on the signaling aspect of education, we show that the college wage premium can be U-shaped in the share of the population with a college degree. This prediction is consistent with empirical evidence from… read more here.
Keywords: premium; evolving nature; college; wage premium ... See more keywords
Values and Inequality: Prosocial Jobs and the College Wage Premium
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DOI: 10.1177/00031224221089335
Abstract: Employers often recruit workers by invoking corporate social responsibility, organizational purpose, or other claims to a prosocial mission. In an era of substantial labor market inequality, commentators typically dismiss these claims as hypocritical: prosocial employers… read more here.
Keywords: prosocial jobs; wage premium; college wage; college ... See more keywords
Higher education expansion and the changing college wage premium in Hong Kong, 1976–2016
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DOI: 10.1177/2057150x211073453
Abstract: This article examines the trends and patterns of returns to college education in Hong Kong in the context of educational expansion. Using the data from nine waves of population censuses/by-censuses from 1976 to 2016, we… read more here.
Keywords: hong kong; wage premium; college wage; college ... See more keywords