Do returns to schools go up during transition? The not so contrary case of Vietnam

Doan, Tinh Thanh; Gibson, John

Do returns to schools go up during transition? The not so contrary case of Vietnam

dc.contributor.author	Doan, Tinh Thanh
dc.contributor.author	Gibson, John
dc.date.accessioned	2010-03-01T02:22:36Z
dc.date.available	2010-03-01T02:22:36Z
dc.date.issued	2009-10
dc.description.abstract	A key stylized fact about transition economies is that the returns to schooling rise as economic reform progresses. Existing research suggests that Vietnam is an exception to this pattern, with a decrease in males’ return from 1992 to 1998, and little increase in the return to females’ education (Liu, 2006). This exception may be because of the gradual economic reform applied in Vietnam, whilst in Eastern European countries the “Big Bang” transformation was conducted. Therefore to see whether Vietnam is still a counter example, we re-examine the trend in the rate of return to schooling in Vietnam over the 1998-2004 period, where the reforms have had a longer time to have an effect.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Doan, T. T. & Gibson, J. (2009). Do returns to schools go up during transition? The not so contrary case of Vietnam. (Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Number 09/08). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato.	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3654
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Waikato Management School	en_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOf	Department of Economics Working Paper	en_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Department of Economics Working Paper Series
dc.subject	economic transition	en
dc.subject	returns to schooling	en
dc.subject	Vietnam	en
dc.title	Do returns to schools go up during transition? The not so contrary case of Vietnam	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
pubs.elements-id	53962
uow.relation.series	09/08