ERF 26th Annual Conference
Effect of English-Medium Instruction on Earnings
No.
ERF26_158
Publisher
ERF
Date
September, 2020
Topic
I. Health, Education, and Welfare
J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
The adoption of English-medium instruction in high schools and universities has been controversial in non-English speaking countries including Turkey. Research on the effect of medium of instruction in higher education carries importance in term of both educational policy making and school choice of individuals. This is the first study to examine the effect of English medium higher education programs on earnings in as setting where English is neither dominant not a colonial language. Using a data set from an online survey, we carry out econometric estimations that take into account possible selections problems. The results suggest that graduating from an English-medium business or economics program in Turkey raise monthly earnings by 11%-22% compared to a Turkish-medium program in the same major.
Authors
Murat Tasdemir
Faculty Member, Department of Economics, Istanbul Medeniyet...
Research Fellows
Yilmaz Kilicaslan
Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics of...