Using data from two large-scale household surveys in 1987 and 1994, we estimate wage
equations which show substantial increases in returns to university education for young Irish …

The present paper uses British Household Panel Survey data from 1991 to 2002 to assess
the extent to which labour market returns have been influenced by changes in the nature of …

This paper exploits the remarkable increase in the average educational attainment of
Australian youth during the 1980's to evaluate the role of education in labour market …

This paper uses data from the General Household Survey to examine the economic returns
to education between 1985 and 2003 for men and women in the UK. The evidence suggests …

The paper estimates the returns to education for a cohort of individuals born in Britain in
March 1958 who have been followed since birth until the age of 33. The data used has a …

The paper estimates the returns to education for a cohort of men born in Britain in March
1958 who have been followed since birth until the age of 33. The data used has a wealth of …

This paper uses the National Child Development Study to investigate the relationship
between adult schooling and labour market earnings for men. In line with several other …

We study the effects of the large expansion in British educational attainment that took place
for cohorts born between 1970 and 1975. Using the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, we find …

This paper uses data from the 1991 sweep of the National Child Development Study
(NCDS) and the 1998 Labour Force Survey (LFS) to provide a comprehensive analysis of …

It is a widely held belief that labour market failure amongst youngpeople is heavily
influenced by formal educational attainments. FewBritish studies, however, have paid …