The evolution of the returns to education for 21- to 35-year-olds in Canada and across provinces: Results from the 1991-2006 analytical census files
Authors: Emmanuelle Bourbeau, Pierre Lefebvre, and Philip Merrigan
Overview
Abstract (English)
This study traces the evolution of the returns to education for young Canadians, classified by very detailed education groups, gender, and province from 1990 to 2005, using large samples from the analytical census files. We find that the growth of returns for higher education for young adults (ages 21-35), especially for women, is much larger than that for the full working-age population (ages16-65) usually selected in other studies. We also find considerable heterogeneity in the returns across provinces and gender, in particular for education levels lower than university. Finally, we find that the returns to potential experience have considerably increased for both genders from 1990 to 2005.
Abstract (French)
Cette étude trace l’évolution des rendements de l’éducation des jeunes canadiens, selon des niveaux d’éducation relativement détaillés, le sexe et les provinces de 1990 à 2005, en s’appuyant sur les larges échantillons des fichiers analytiques des recensements. La croissance des rendements pour l’éducation supérieure, en particulier chez les femmes, est plus élevée que pour celle de la population totale des travailleurs. On trouve qu’il existe une grande hétérogénéité dans les rendements entre les provinces et les sexes, en particulier chez les niveaux d’éducation inférieurs à l’université. Enfin, on trouve une forte augmentation des rendements de l’expérience potentielle pour les deux sexes de 1990 à 2005.
Details
Type | Journal article |
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Author | Emmanuelle Bourbeau, Pierre Lefebvre, and Philip Merrigan |
Publication Year | 2012 |
Title | The evolution of the returns to education for 21- to 35-year-olds in Canada and across provinces: Results from the 1991-2006 analytical census files |
Volume | 38 |
Journal Name | Canadian Public Policy |
Number | 4 |
Pages | 531-549 |
Publication Language | English |
- Emmanuelle Bourbeau
- Emmanuelle Bourbeau, Pierre Lefebvre, and Philip Merrigan
- The evolution of the returns to education for 21- to 35-year-olds in Canada and across provinces: Results from the 1991-2006 analytical census files
- Canadian Public Policy
- 38
- 2012
- 4
- 531-549