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Brown, Sarah; Sessions, John G. – Economics of Education Review, 1999
Applies comparative techniques originated by K. Wolpin and G. Psacharopulos to discriminate between the "weak" and "strong" screening hypotheses, employed to determine whether societal investment in upgrading or expanding education is justified. Controlling for sample selection, this study finds evidence for weak screening in…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education