TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Patrinos, Harry Anthony
AU  - Rivera-Olvera, Angelica
        TI  - Education and Earnings in Europe
        PY  - 2026/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 18859
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18859
        AB  - Schooling increases earnings but getting causal information on the impact of schooling requires generating evidence from policy changes. In this paper, we estimate causal effects of additional education on earnings using new compulsory schooling law data across 16 European countries. We use recent and comparable microdata and analyze the impact of reforms on schooling and earnings. Results show that a year of education substantially increases earnings, especially for those with tertiary education.
        KW  - returns to education
KW  - compulsory schooling reforms
KW  - instrumental variables
KW  - causal inference
KW  - human capital
KW  - earnings
KW  - Europe
        ER  -