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Skill Achievement and Returns in Developing Countries: Evidence from Adult Skills Surveys
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Chua, Kenn – European Journal of Education, 2017
Using novel adult skills surveys, this article analyses cross-country patterns in skill achievement and labour market returns, comparing the outcomes for a subset of developing countries with the results previously found for high-income economies. Apart from displaying lower average cognitive skills, developing countries also exhibit wider…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Adults, Skills
The Benefit of Educational Inclusiveness for Early School Leavers in the European Labour Market
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van Alphen, Stan – European Journal of Education, 2012
Previous research suggests that the ongoing educational expansion is a negative development for early school leavers (ESLrs) in the European labour market, since it increases the level and educational attainment of their competition, and in the worst case creates credential inflation. Findings from the 2005 cross-sectional EU-SILC data show,…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
Mobility and Formal Education in the Human Capital Accumulation Process: The Case of Israel.
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Silber, Jacques; Berrebi, Z. M. – European Journal of Education, 1985
A study of the Israeli labor market examined the relationships between earnings, educational level attained, and three kinds of mobility (occupational, geographic, and inter-firm) among high school and college graduates. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Economic Progress, Educational Attainment