Diploma as signal? Estimating sheepskin effects in the Philippines

The screening theory of education argues that education does not necessarily enhance worker’s productivity, but serves only as a signal of worker’s pre-existing ability. Empirical studies found that the mere possession of a diploma increases wages disproportionately than without it, or the so-called...

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Main Author: Olfindo, Rosechin
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/74
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738059316304539?via%3Dihub#!
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University