Return to education in Azerbaijan. Does gender matter?

The return to education and the gender wage gap are essential issues in public policy decision-making. Return from attainment of each additional educational level can be a valuable incentive stimulate people towards higher levels schooling. study investigates hourly earnings “returns” due identity differences case Azerbaijan, resource-rich developing country. We argue that an is positive moderated by identity. Based on pooled cross-sectional dataset (N=4548, n_male=2617; n_female=1931,〖Mean〗_age=34.18), empirical results support research hypothesis display continuous attainment. Simultaneously, lesser identified for females. extends further post-bachelor degrees. this help deliver message “to earn more, learn more” at micro-level aid officials designing gender-related policies macro level.