Educational upgrading and returns to skills in Latin America : evidence from a supply-demand framework, 1990-2010

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dc.contributor.authorGasparini, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorGaliani, Sebastián
dc.contributor.authorCruces, Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorAcosta, Pablo
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-18T19:28:09Z
dc.date.available2012-04-18T19:28:09Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the evolution of wage differentials and trends in the supply of workers by educational level for 16 Latin American countries (between 1990 and 2000). Results show that within a context of constant rise in the relative supply of skilled and semi-skilled workers, the returns from completion of secondary education fell in the last two decades. The increase in returns from tertiary education experienced in the 1990s was reversed during the decade of 2000. The reversal trend in labor demand can be partially attributed to a recent boom in commodity prices that could favor an unskilled workforce.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (54 p. : ill.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/48804
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIZA, Bonn, DEen
dc.relation.ispartofDiscussion paper series / IZA; no. 6244en
dc.subjectINCOME DISPARITYen
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAen
dc.subjectLABOUR LAWen
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETen
dc.subjectLABOUR POLICYen
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICYen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITYen
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOURen
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITALen
dc.subjectLABOUR SUPPLYen
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICAen
dc.subjectINCLUSIVE GROWTHen
dc.titleEducational upgrading and returns to skills in Latin America : evidence from a supply-demand framework, 1990-2010en
dc.typeIDRC-Related Reporten
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber105653001
idrc.project.number105653
idrc.project.titleLabour Markets for Inclusive Growth in Latin Americaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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