Education, Employment and Earnings of Secondary School and University Leavers in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracer Study.

This study uses a tracer survey of secondary school completers in Tanzania to analyse the impact of educational qualifications on labour market earnings. We show that the rates of return to the highest educational qualifications for wage employees are not negligible and, at the margin, provide an in...

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Publicado en:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 258 - 289
Autores principales: Al-Samarrai, Samer, Reilly, Barry
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2008
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