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ERIC Number: EJ560278
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
Educational Attainment and Earnings Inequality in Eight Nations.
Sullivan, Dennis H.; Smeeding, Timothy M.
International Journal of Educational Research, v27 n6 p513-25 1997
Studying the relationship between educational attainment and earnings inequality in eight nations using the Luxembourg Income Study database supports the view that differences in labor market institutions are important determinants of earnings inequality. Inequality is less associated with educational attainment than with differential rewards from wage-setting systems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Databases, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries, Income, Labor Market, Salary Wage Differentials, Social Influences, Wages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe; United States
Note: Theme issue titled "Recent Advances in Measuring the Social and Individual Benefits of Education" edited by Walter W. McMahon.