Longitudinal study of returns to university education in Hong Kong: effect of field of education, effect of field of work and effect of matched employment.

• Other Authors: Leung, Kwok-ying.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Education > Economic aspects; Education > Economic aspects > China > Hong Kong; Occupations > Effect of education on; Occupations > Effect of education on > China > Hong Kong; Wages > Effect of education on; Wages > Effect of education on > China > Hong Kong
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5889574; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-322410

by Leung Kwok-ying. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-89). === Abstract also in Chinese. === Abstract --- p.1 === Acknowledgments --- p.5 === Content --- p.6 === List of Tables --- p.8 === Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction === Chapter 1.1 --- Education as an investment --- p.10 === Chapter 1.2 --- Economic growth of Hong Kong --- p.11 === Chapter 1.3 --- Education expansion of Hong Kong --- p.14 === Chapter 1.4 --- Researchroblems of this study --- p.16 === Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.20 === Chapter Chapter 3 --- Research Methodology === Chapter 3.1 --- Cost and benefit --- p.34 === Chapter 3.2 --- Mincer's schooling model --- p.36 === Chapter 3.3 --- Analysis framework of this study --- p.39 === Chapter 3.4 --- Data set --- p.44 === Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results and Interpretations === Chapter 4.1 --- Rates of return over time --- p.46 === Chapter 4.2 --- Effect of field of education --- p.50 === Chapter 4.3 --- Effect of field of Work --- p.56 === Chapter 4.4 --- Effect of matched/mismatched employment --- p.59 === Chapter 4.4.1 --- Effect of matched education for different work field --- p.63 === Chapter 4.4.2 --- Effect of matched work field for different education field --- p.65 === Chapter 4.4.3 --- Relative effect of education field and work field --- p.71 === Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion === Chapter 5.1 --- Summary of findings --- p.73 === Chapter 5.2 --- Limitations of this study --- p.75 === Chapter 5.3 --- Further discussion --- p.76 === Chapter 5.4 --- Suggestion on further investigation --- p.79 === References --- p.81 === Appendix === Chapter 1 --- Average annual growth rate of Hong Kong in 1967-1991 --- p.90 === Chapter 2 --- Summarized rates of return bysacharopoulos --- p.91 === Chapter 3 --- Comparable over time returns to investment in education in selected countries --- p.92 === Chapter 4 --- Mincer rates of return in Republic of Korea --- p.93 === Chapter 5 --- Selection of the overtaking cohort --- p.94 === Chapter 6 --- "Number of university graduates in 1976，1981, 1986 and 1991" --- p.95 === Chapter 7 --- "Average monthly salary of university graduates in 1976,1981, 1986 and 1991." --- p.98 === Chapter 8 --- Summary of variables in this study --- p.99 === Chapter 9 --- Data treatments of this study --- p.101