Cognitive ability and returns to schooling in South Korea.

• Main Authors: Leong, Amy Cui Yu., Li, Jie Min., Wong, Seng Sing.
• Other Authors: Christos Sakellariou
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Korea; DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory::Microeconomics; DRNTU::Social sciences::Education
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/35258
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The objective of this paper is to exploit the unique information on cognitive ability contained in the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) data for South Korea, for an in depth examination of the importance of cognitive skills for male employees in South Korea using a quantile regression met...