• Dr. SUMA JOSEPH
• DR. P. P. SHAJIMON

ABSTRACT Education is widely considered as an important means for the development of an individual and society. It is a pre-requisite for the progress and development of countries. There exists difference of opinion among educationists and economists regarding the role of education in determining the economic value of education. A good number of research studies have been carried out to analyze the economic value of education. The present investigation is to assess the contribution of education to the earnings of people in urban and rural areas. The sample for the study consisted of 2254 earning members from 1500 households selected from an educationally backward, but economically advanced district of Idukki, in the state of Kerala. The data are collected using a Questionnaire. The study revealed that education has a significant role to play in determining the earnings of people, irrespective of locality. The study high lights that the more educated will have more earnings and vice versa.

Key Words: Education, Earnings, Level of Education, Educational Category, Urban, Rural.

"A STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON THE EARNINGS OF URBAN AND RURAL PEOPLE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.455-459, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806862.pdf

"A STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON THE EARNINGS OF URBAN AND RURAL PEOPLE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp455-459, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806862.pdf