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ability bias: a standalone construct

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Economics of education

overstatement of the return to schooling when unmeasured ability raises both education and earnings.

In economics of education, ability bias refers to overstatement of the return to schooling when unmeasured ability raises both education and earnings. This meaning comes from Griliches (1977) in Econometrica.[1]

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References

Griliches, Z. (1977). Estimating the Returns to Schooling: Some Econometric Problems. Econometrica, 45(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/1913285

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