Economic Volatility and Returns            to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002

Sakellariou, Chris; Patrinos, Harry Anthony

Economic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela: 1992-2002

Autores

Sakellariou, Chris

Patrinos, Harry Anthony

Editor

World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Descripción

Preliminary evidence suggests that the rates of return to education in Venezuela have been declining since the 1970s. The authors rigorously estimate the returns to education in Venezuela for the period 1992-2002, and link them to earlier available estimates from the 1980s. They use consistent cross-sections from the "Encuesta de Hogares por Muestreo" (Household Survey) to document falling returns to schooling, and educational levels until the mid-1990s, followed by increased returns thereafter. The authors use quantile regression analysis to provide further insight into and within skill group changes in returns over time.

Palabras clave

ADDITION, AGED, DISCRIMINATION, ECONOMICS, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILIES, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMANITIES, INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LITERATURE, PAPERS, POLICY RESEARCH, RATES OF RETURN, SCHOOLING, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES, TERTIARY EDUCATION