Wage Premiums for Education and Location of South African Workers, by Gender and Race

Wage premiums associated with educational investments and how wages vary by region and within race and sex subsamples in South Africa are examined. Patterns of wages by race and sex are described with and without controls for worker characteristics. Private returns to education are summarized by lev...

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Published in:Economic development and cultural change 2000-01, Vol.48 (2), p.307-334
Main Authors: Mwabu, Germano, Schultz, T. Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to education
Age differences
Approximation
Bias
Economic development
Economic theory
Education
Educational attainment
Employment
Estimates
Factors
Gender
Higher education
Human capital
Infrastructure
Labor market
Location
Men
Primary education
Race
Race Relations
Racial differences
Racial discrimination
Selection bias
Sex discrimination
Socioeconomic factors
South Africa
South Africa, Republic of
Studies
Trends
Unemployment
Variables
Wage differential
Wage earners
Wage structure
Wages
Wages & salaries
White people
Work
Workers
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Summary:Wage premiums associated with educational investments and how wages vary by region and within race and sex subsamples in South Africa are examined. Patterns of wages by race and sex are described with and without controls for worker characteristics. Private returns to education are summarized by level and refined by type of higher education. Wage differences between race groups are decomposed into group differences in education, experience, and location.
ISSN:0013-0079
1539-2988
DOI:10.1086/452460