While gender may not play a significant role in the relationship between education and income, the author surmises that this area probably was not well represented through the GLSS data. In rejecting the traditionally used method of measuring the return to education, the study implies several changes for policymakers. Theoretical models and policy directives will best be targeted not solely at the head of household, but at other or all members of the family. Additional study should examine the way the allocation of education across household members of different ages, and genders, and across different activities, affects household income. Download full-text discussion paper .
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