%0 Report
        %A Patrinos, Harry Anthony
%A Rivera-Olvera, Angelica
        %T The Returns to Education over Time and the Effect of COVID-19
        %D 2024
        %8 2024 Sep
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 17313
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17313
        %X This paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the returns to education in the United States. Using data from the Current Population Survey 2011-2022, the analysis reveals that, after a period of decline, returns to education increased significantly because of COVID, particularly for men and those with university education. The returns to university for men increased by 1 percentage points. The results underscore the importance of continued investment in education to mitigate the adverse effects of future crises.
        %K pandemics
%K human capital
%K returns to education
%K labor markets
%K COVID-19