Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/260844 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 9714
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This paper proposes a linear categorical random coefficient model, in which the random coefficients follow parametric categorical distributions. The distributional parameters are identified based on a linear recurrence structure of moments of the random coefficients. A Generalized Method of Moments estimator is proposed, and its finite sample properties are examined using Monte Carlo simulations. The utility of the proposed method is illustrated by estimating the distribution of returns to education in the U.S. by gender and educational levels. We find that rising heterogeneity between educational groups is mainly due to the increasing returns to education for those with postsecondary education, whereas within group heterogeneity has been rising mostly in the case of individuals with high school or less education.
Subjects: 
random coefficient models
categorical distribution
return to education
JEL: 
C01
C21
C13
C46
J30
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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