TESTING THE EDUCATIONAL SCREENING HYPOTHESIS
In: Journal of political economy, Band 87, Heft 5
ISSN: 0022-3808
OBSERVED CORRELATIONS AMONG INCOME, EDUCATION, AND ABILITY MEASURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH EDUCATION BEING USED TO SCREEN FOR EXOGENOUS ABILITY DIFFERENCES. THIS PAPER TESTS FOR SUCH AN INFORMATIONAL ROLE, ARGUING THAT SCREENING WILL BE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT IN SOME OCCUPATIONS THAN IN OTHERS. SUBSAMPLES OF "SCREENED" AND "UNSCREENED" OCCUPATIONS ARE ISOLATED AND COMPARED.