A demand-supply analisis of the Spanish education wage premium

  1. Hidalgo-Pérez, Manuel
Revista:
Revista de economía aplicada

ISSN: 1133-455X

Año de publicación: 2010

Volumen: 18

Número: 54

Páginas: 57-79

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de economía aplicada

Resumen

En este trabajo se estima la demanda de educación para España, con el objeto de analizar si la evolución de la prima a la educación durante los ochenta y noventa puede ser explicada en el marco de un análisis de oferta y demanda. Como principal resultado se encuentra que el crecimiento en la demanda fue muy similar entre los ochenta y noventa. Por ello, los resultados empíricos encontrados nos dicen que la diferente evolución de la prima a la educación entre ambas décadas puede ser explicada combinando los cambios en el crecimiento de la oferta con una demanda que creció de forma estable.

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