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  Pacific Economic ReviewVolume 9 Issue 3, Pages 155 - 171 Published Online: 26 Oct 2004 Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd Published on behalf of the Hong Kong Economic Association
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 196K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Selection bias, comparative advantage and heterogeneous returns to education: evidence from China in 2000 Copyright 2004 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Abstract.
Abstract. This paper uses Chinese micro data and new semi-parametric methods to estimate the current return to college education allowing for heterogeneous returns and for self-selection into schooling based on them. OLS and IV methods do not properly account for this sorting. Our estimates suggest that, for a randomly selected young person from an urban area, college attendance leads to a 43% increase in lifetime earnings (nearly 11% annually) in 2000, compared with just 36% (nearly 9% annually) for those who do not attend. Our evidence suggests that the return to education has increased substantially in China since the early 1990s. | 
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