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abstract: 'Purpose - This study sets out to investigate the pattern of benefits
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from education along the earnings distribution and compares this pattern
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between general and vocational/technical education in Singapore, with a
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particular focus on male-female differences.
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Design/methodology/approach - Quantile regression methodology is used,
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which allows for estimates of education benefits that differentiate the
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contribution of the quantity and quality of education along the earnings
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distribution. The quantile regression estimates highlight where in the
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income/ability distribution the impact of education is more pronounced.
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Findings - Finds that, while the pattern of returns to an additional
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year of education for general education follows that of other high
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income countries, exhibiting increasing returns to education as one goes
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from lower to higher income quantiles, the returns to vocational
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education exhibit much lower heterogeneity. Based on the findings, the
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vocational education system in Singapore has served women with secondary
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vocational qualifications particularly well. They earn more, have higher
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labor force participation, experience higher employment rates and are
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associated with a narrower gender earnings gap compared with women with
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general education. However, this is not the case for women with
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polytechnic qualifications, who earn much less than men with such
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qualifications.
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Practical implications - The findings suggest that, by and large,
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Singapore''s vocational education system at the secondary level has
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successfully addressed the needs of the industry and has contributed
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towards narrowing gender earnings differentials. It has also contributed
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towards less overall earnings inequality, because it results in less
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heterogeneity in the returns to education, compared with general
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education. However, the curricula of polytechnics need to be re-examined
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to identify the cause of the sharply lower female benefits from this
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type of education.
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Originality/value - The paper contributes to the empirical literature
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with its use of the quantile regression methodology in evaluating the
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benefits of vocational versus general education for men and women.'
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affiliation: 'Sakellariou, C (Corresponding Author), Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Humanities
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\& Social Sci, Dept Econ, Singapore, Singapore.
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Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Humanities \& Social Sci, Dept Econ, Singapore, Singapore.'
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author: Sakellariou, Chris
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author-email: acsake@ntu.edu.sg
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author_list:
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- family: Sakellariou
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given: Chris
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/01437720610679214
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eissn: 1758-6577
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files: []
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issn: 0143-7720
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER
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keywords: vocational training; rate of return; gender; Singapore
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keywords-plus: COUNTRIES; RETURN
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language: English
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '23'
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pages: 358-376
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papis_id: 041f41214a46f23a495c5fda4ab84ff5
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ref: Sakellariou2006benefitsgeneral
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times-cited: '4'
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title: Benefits of general vs vocational/technical education in Singapore using quantile
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regressions
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000240608500004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '31'
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volume: '27'
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web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor; Management
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year: '2006'
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