Cross-country Disparities in Skill Premium and Skill Acquisition
(2022)
Journal Article
Banerjee, A., Basu, P., & Keller, E. (2023). Cross-country Disparities in Skill Premium and Skill Acquisition. Economic Inquiry, 61(1), 179-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13107
Skilled individuals are rewarded more in poor than in rich countries. Why aren’t more individuals acquiring skills in poor countries? We document that the unemployment rate of the skilled net of that of the unskilled decreases with a country’s level... Read More about Cross-country Disparities in Skill Premium and Skill Acquisition.