Wage Income and Returns to Education in Rural China: Based on Quantile Regression Method

• DOI: 10.17863/cam.1473
• Publication Date: 2013-01-01
• Authors: Ying Wang; LV Zhi-wang; Zhi Qu
• Keywords: Quantile regression; Quantile

Employing quantile regression method, this paper estimated the Mincer equation of wage income Chinese rural residents. The results showed that, as quantiles increased, returns to education declined slowly at first and then made a small rise. Through comparing between male female, found that female were significantly higher than those both 10% 25% quantiles. In addition, by dividing non-farm workers into five groups based on economic nature their units, essay diversity units’ differences in rates among people causes inequality nonagricultural workers.