SCHOOLING LEVELS AND WAGE GAINS IN MEXICO
SCHOOLING LEVELS AND WAGE GAINS IN MEXICO
Author(s): Alí Aali-Bujari, Francisco Venegas-Martínez, Arturo García-SantillánSubject(s): Welfare systems, Higher Education , Sociology of Education
Published by: Fundacja Centrum Badań Socjologicznych
Keywords: economics of education; returns to education; Mincer earnings function; levels of schooling; Mexico;
Summary/Abstract: This paper assesses the impact of the returns to education on income of the heads of family in Mexico in 2016. The analysis is based on Mincer’s (1974) earnings function by using microdata from the National Household Income Survey (ENIGH acronym in Spanish) 2016. Estimations following Mincer equation are carried out by levels of schooling. The main conclusion is that as the level of education among Mexican heads of family increases, it magnifies the increase in income levels, which, in turn, enlarges human capital and learning capacity needed for sustained growth and welfare.
Journal: Economics and Sociology
- Issue Year: 12/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 74-83
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
