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FAMILY BACKGROUND, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN URBAN ETHIOPIA †
Author(s) -
Krishnan Pramila
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
oxford bulletin of economics and statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.131
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1468-0084
pISSN - 0305-9049
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0084.1996.mp58001008.x
Subject(s) - earnings , demographic economics , economics , private sector , work (physics) , survey data collection , labour economics , selection (genetic algorithm) , economic growth , accounting , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
Most studies suggest that family background has a strong effect on earnings both directly and indirectly through the returns to own education. However, such effects might reflect the influence of family background on entry into work rather than a productive effect on earnings. The paper uses data from a survey of 16–29 year olds in urban Ethiopia to examine the impact of family background on selection into work and earnings. Family background strongly influences entry into the public sector; accounting for such selection removes its impact on earnings. This contrasts with the persistence of family background effects on private sector earnings.