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Peer reviewedWei, Xin; Tsang, Mun C.; Xu, Weibin; Chen, Liang-Kun – Education Economics, 1999
Investigates education and earnings for 3,709 residents of rural China. Education was significantly related to earnings; an additional year of schooling raised residents' earnings by 4.8 yuan monthly. The earnings effect was stronger for males and in economically advanced areas. Average private rate of return to education was 4.8%. Contains 26…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
