ERIC Number: EJ946963
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-9080
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Academic Specialisation and Returns to Education: Evidence from India
Saha, Bibhas; Sensarma, Rudra
Journal of Education and Work, v24 n5 p501-520 2011
We study returns to academic specialisation for Indian corporate sector workers by analysing cross-sectional data on male employees randomly selected from six large firms. Our analysis shows that going to college pays off, as it brings significant incremental returns over and above school education. However, the increase in returns is more pronounced in the specialisations of management and engineering, and less so in the specialisations of science, arts and commerce. Some of the less attractive specialisations, such as commerce and science, tend to make up by rewarding progression from Bachelors to Masters. Short-course diplomas are also rewarding. (Contains 5 tables and 16 notes.)
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Males, Specialization, Corporate Education, Program Effectiveness, Specialists, Human Capital, Economic Development, Salary Wage Differentials, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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