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Manuscript: Heterogenous returns to education in labor markets: New evidence from Vietnam
This study investigates the return to education in Vietnam using nationally representative Labor Force Surveys from 2016, 2019, and 2022. While our findings align with previous studies, showing a significant decrease in the returns to higher education, our analysis contributes new evidence in three respects. First, by using the most recent labor force data, we provide updated estimates of returns to education during a period of rapid educational expansion and labor market transformation. Second, we document sectoral heterogeneity: since 2019, returns to education have been higher in informal than in formal employment, marking a reversal of the traditional pattern and suggesting potential wage compression in the formal sector. Third, we find important gender differences, showing that women continue to experience higher returns to education than men, with the gender gap narrowing over time.
期刊介绍:
The purpose of the International Journal of Educational Development is to foster critical debate about the role that education plays in development. IJED seeks both to develop new theoretical insights into the education-development relationship and new understandings of the extent and nature of educational change in diverse settings. It stresses the importance of understanding the interplay of local, national, regional and global contexts and dynamics in shaping education and development. Orthodox notions of development as being about growth, industrialisation or poverty reduction are increasingly questioned. There are competing accounts that stress the human dimensions of development.