Convexities and the returns to education in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorKeswell, Malcomen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPoswell, Lauraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T13:23:46Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T13:23:46Z
dc.date.issued2003en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 49-54.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the rate of return to education in South Africa with special focus on the pattern of returns to different levels of schooling. Although a basic assumption of neoclassical human capital theory is that returns to education diminish, past analysis for South Africa suggests that returns are more likely to be convex. Estimates, however, are based on widely differing data and estimation methods so that only tentative conclusions can be drawn. In this paper we undertake a rigorous econometric exercise in which the same parametric and semi-parametric techniques are applied to a number of nationally representative datasets so that the results can be effectively compared.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPoswell, L. (2003). <i>Convexities and the returns to education in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6079en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPoswell, Laura. <i>"Convexities and the returns to education in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6079en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPoswell, L. 2003. Convexities and the returns to education in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Poswell, Laura AB - This paper explores the rate of return to education in South Africa with special focus on the pattern of returns to different levels of schooling. Although a basic assumption of neoclassical human capital theory is that returns to education diminish, past analysis for South Africa suggests that returns are more likely to be convex. Estimates, however, are based on widely differing data and estimation methods so that only tentative conclusions can be drawn. In this paper we undertake a rigorous econometric exercise in which the same parametric and semi-parametric techniques are applied to a number of nationally representative datasets so that the results can be effectively compared. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - Convexities and the returns to education in South Africa TI - Convexities and the returns to education in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6079 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6079
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPoswell L. Convexities and the returns to education in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6079en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleConvexities and the returns to education in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMBusScen_ZA
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