Abstract

For many decades the worldwide expansion of supply and demand for skilled work has been at the heart of economic growth and development. In this paper, we use the 1991–2010 panel data from the Kagera Health and Development Survey in North West Tanzania to examine the work outcomes at the end of the panel of those who were young (7 to 24 years) in the baseline. First, we illustrate the significant extent to which advanced education and skilled work go hand in hand. We analyse specifically the baseline household factors enabling individuals to access more advanced education, and we find quite different results by gender. We then analyse, again by gender, how this education plus baseline characteristics matter for attaining skilled or professional work. We also study the importance of migration in the process and the degree of intergenerational mobility in skilled work. The results show vividly how some key household factors help young men advance in their education and career, while childcare in particular retards the progress young women can make.

中文翻译：

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教育，获得质量更高的工作和性别机会：来自Kagera面板数据集的经验教训

摘要

几十年来，全球范围内对熟练工作的供求扩张一直是经济增长和发展的核心。在本文中，我们使用来自坦桑尼亚西北部Kagera健康与发展调查的1991–2010年面板数据，以基线为基础（7至24岁）的年轻人在面板结束时检查工作成果。首先，我们说明了高等教育和技能工作在多大程度上齐头并进。我们专门分析了使个人能够接受更高级教育的基本家庭因素，并且发现按性别划分的结果大不相同。然后，我们再次按性别分析这种教育加上基线特征对获得熟练或专业工作的重要性。我们还研究了迁移过程中的重要性以及熟练工作中代际迁移的程度。结果生动地显示了一些关键的家庭因素如何帮助年轻男子的学业和职业发展，而育儿尤其阻碍了年轻妇女的进步。