Does education raise productivity and wages equally? The moderating role of age and gender
Abstract We estimate the impact of education on productivity, wage costs and productivity-wage gaps (i.e. profits) using Belgian linked panel data. Findings highlight that educational credentials have a stronger impact on productivity than on wage costs. Firms’ profitability is found to rise when lo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-01-01
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| Series: | IZA Journal of Labor Economics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40172-017-0061-4 |