Lindley, Joanne and Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 (2011) The boom in postgraduate education and its impact on wage inequality. CEPDP (351). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.
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Abstract
Growing numbers of university students in Britain and the United States are staying on after their first degrees to invest in a postgraduate qualification. Joanne Lindley and Stephen Machin document this trend and assess the impact on wage inequality - among graduates and across the labour force as a whole.
Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk |
Additional Information: | © 2011 the authors |
Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
JEL classification: | J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. |
Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2011 09:12 |
Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2024 13:50 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39087 |
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