@techreport{fdi:010065732,
  title = {{W}here does education pay off in {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica ? {E}vidence from two cities of the {R}epublic of {C}ongo},
  author = {{K}u{\'e}pi{\'e}, {M}. and {N}ordman, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}sing first-hand data from the 2009 {E}mployment and {I}nformal {S}ector {S}urvey ({EESIC}) in the two largest cities of the {R}epublic of {C}ongo, {B}razzaville and {P}ointe-{N}oire, we analyse the impact of education on labour market outcomes, and identify the segments where education pays off the most. {M}ultivariate analyses of the risk of unemployment and sectoral choice indicate that young people face serious difficulties in the labour market: for most of them, their only choice is to remain unemployed or to join the informal sector. {T}o measure the specific impact of schooling on earnings, we address issues related to sample selection and endogeneity of education in the earnings function. {T}he results shed light on heterogeneity in the returns to schooling across the two main cities and institutional sectors. {A}n important finding is that the informal sector does not systematically lag behind the formal sectors in terms of returns to education. {W}e emphasize convex returns to education, meaning that the last years in secondary and tertiary schooling yield the highest returns, while those of primary education are generally lower. {T}his convexity is also apparent in the informal sector, where education (albeit on another scale) again appears as an important determinant of earnings.},
  keywords = {{MARCHE} {DU} {TRAVAIL} ; {EDUCATION} ; {NIVEAU} {D}'{INSTRUCTION} ; {RELATION} {FORMATION} {EMPLOI} ; {SECTEUR} {INFORMEL} ; {VILLE} ; {CHOMAGE} ; {DONNEES} {STATISTIQUES} ; {JEUNESSE} ; {SEXE} ; {GROUPE} {D}'{AGE} ; {SALAIRE} ; {REVENU} ; {SOCIETE} {URBAINE} ; {ECONOMETRIE} ; {ENQUETE} ; {INSERTION} {PROFESSIONNELLE} ; {CONGO} ; {BRAZZAVILLE} ; {POINTE} {NOIRE}},
  address = {{P}aris},
  publisher = {{DIAL}},
  series = {{D}ocuments de {T}ravail - {DIAL}},
  pages = {33  multigr.},
  year = {2015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065732},
}