Lindley, Joanne and Machin, Stephen (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: | 13 Sep 2024 20:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39087 |
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