Screening Signal or Ability Increase: Study on the Mechanism of Chinese Student Cadre in Wage Premium

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Abstract

Student cadres are considered as elite in university and favored by employers. This study deeply analyzed the effect of student cadre on wages. Firstly, from the results of basic regression, the student cadre has a significant and positive effect on wages. Additionally, this study checked the robustness of the result from OLS estimation by using Heckman's correction and inverse probability weighting method. Last but not least, with difference in differences method, we found that serving as a student cadre can significantly develop their employability including professional knowledge, work ability and interpersonal relationships. Besides a screening signal, being a student cadre is indeed a kind of accumulation of human and social capital.

Authors

• Sheng Cui, Renmin University of China

• Qiuxiang Wu, Renmin University of China

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