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de Oliveira, M. Mendes; Santos, M. C.; Kiker, B. F. – Economics of Education Review, 2000
Employs Portuguese data to test competing hypotheses about effects of over- and under-education on earnings. The human capital trade-off theory seems irrelevant. The hypothesis of technology-produced pockets of over- and under-education is consistent with Portugal's efforts to promote economic growth, modernize industry, and upgrade educational…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education

Kiker, B. F. – Economics of Education Review, 1998
Introduces a special issue devoted to education-health linkages. The scope of coverage is quite broad. Papers treat education's connections with specific health-related behaviors, full-time employees' health insurance coverage, medical care/lifestyle choices, nurses' wage profiles, low birthweight children's capabilities, smoking decisions,…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Cognitive Ability, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits