The Causal Effect of High Education on Individuals’ Income in Rural and Urban China

  • Tao Zou Communication University of China School of Data Science and Media Intelligence
Article ID: 3200
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/l-e.v10i9.3200
Keywords: PSM, ATT, Logistic model, Stratification matching

Abstract

Children’s education has been a hot topic in China in recent years. To explore the causal impact of education on earnings, this paper uses the PSM method in the counterfactual framework. The paper uses CGSS observational data to artificially construct control and experimental groups, with high education as the treatment variable and the annual personal income as the outcome variable. The study shows that the net effect of education on income is the same for both urban and rural individuals. This shows that China’s labour market recognizes education fairly.

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Published
2022-07-24
How to Cite
Zou, T. (2022). The Causal Effect of High Education on Individuals’ Income in Rural and Urban China. Learning & Education, 10(9), 75-76. https://doi.org/10.18282/l-e.v10i9.3200
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 9 (2021)
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