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Return to education in Malaysia

The aim of this paper is to present a picture of return to education in Malaysia over the period from 1984 to 1997 based on earning equations model. The paper employed a set of data comprising micro-level data from the Household Income Survey (HIS) for several years during the period 1984 to 1997....

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Main Authors: Said, Rusmawati, Haris, Asmaddy, McNabb, Robert
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2009
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HD Industries. Land use. Labor
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spelling my.uum.repo.5782010-09-29T02:26:39Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/578/ Return to education in Malaysia Said, Rusmawati Haris, Asmaddy McNabb, Robert HD Industries. Land use. Labor The aim of this paper is to present a picture of return to education in Malaysia over the period from 1984 to 1997 based on earning equations model. The paper employed a set of data comprising micro-level data from the Household Income Survey (HIS) for several years during the period 1984 to 1997. The main finding of this paper is the changes in the wage differentials favouring the middle level of education (secondary level of education) workers. In general, the results show that the return for each level of qualification declined between 1984 and 1997,especially at the higher levels (diploma and degree). Interestingly, the return to education for females at low levels of education is higher than the return by males. However, at higher levels of qualification, especially for those with secondary and high school qualifications, males traditionally have a higher return compared to females workers. The results also indicated a significant gender differential, however the differences has fallen over time. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/578/1/Rusmawati_Said.pdf Said, Rusmawati and Haris, Asmaddy and McNabb, Robert (2009) Return to education in Malaysia. International Journal of Management Studies (IJMS), 16 (2). pp. 243-262. ISSN 0127-8983 http://ijms.uum.edu.my
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Said, Rusmawati
Haris, Asmaddy
McNabb, Robert
Return to education in Malaysia
description The aim of this paper is to present a picture of return to education in Malaysia over the period from 1984 to 1997 based on earning equations model. The paper employed a set of data comprising micro-level data from the Household Income Survey (HIS) for several years during the period 1984 to 1997. The main finding of this paper is the changes in the wage differentials favouring the middle level of education (secondary level of education) workers. In general, the results show that the return for each level of qualification declined between 1984 and 1997,especially at the higher levels (diploma and degree). Interestingly, the return to education for females at low levels of education is higher than the return by males. However, at higher levels of qualification, especially for those with secondary and high school qualifications, males traditionally have a higher return compared to females workers. The results also indicated a significant gender differential, however the differences has fallen over time.
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author Said, Rusmawati
Haris, Asmaddy
McNabb, Robert
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title Return to education in Malaysia
title_short Return to education in Malaysia
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