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Chapter 6, Problem 7RQ
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The way in which the empirical studies estimate the rate of return and the method to avoid the ability bias.
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Derive the stopping rule for investments in education.
Suppose that, on average, men earn $17 an hour and have an average of 15
years of schooling. Women earn $15 an hour and have an average of 14
years of schooling. If the estimated return to schooling for men is 0.30
(implying that each additional year of schooling translates into an additional
30 cents per hour) and the returns for schooling for women is 0.2, then the
gender gap in schooling explains:
10% of the wage gap between men and women.
20% of the wage gap between men and women.
30% of the wage gap between men and women.
15% of the wage gap between men and women.
Suppose Fred's wage-schooling relationship is given by
Years of Schooling
Earnings
9
$28,000
10
$31,150
11
$33,700
12
$35,900
13
$37,400
14
$38,500
Derive the marginal rate of return schedule. When will Fred quit school if his discount rate is 5 percent? What if the discount rate is 10 percent?
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