Does school quality matter? Evidence from the Hong Kong experience
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Asian Economic Journal
Publication Date
6-1-1998
Volume
12
Issue
2
First Page
153
Last Page
170
Abstract
This paper analyses the differential returns to education and to language ability of natives and Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong. The large difference in quality between Hong Kong schools and Chinese schools provides a natural experiment for evaluating the effect of school quality on students' performance in the labor market. We show that the rate of return to schooling is more than three times higher among local-born workers than among Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong. Our analysis also suggests that English language education is one important component of the success of the Hong Kong education system.
DOI
10.1111/1467-8381.00057
Print ISSN
13513958
E-ISSN
14678381
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Lui, H.-K., & Suen, W. (1998). Does school quality matter? Evidence from the Hong Kong experience. Asian Economic Journal, 12(2), 153-170. doi: 10.1111/1467-8381.00057