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Mincerian

adjective

Of or pertaining to the economist Jacob Mincer (1922–2006).

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adjectiveMincerian (comparative more Mincerian, superlative most Mincerian)

comparative more Mincerian · superlative most Mincerian

economicsOf or pertaining to the economist Jacob Mincer (1922–2006).
Their method, unlike that of Mankiw et al. (1992), explicitly ties human capital to evidence on the Mincerian wage return to years of schooling.
2025, Timo Boppart, Peter J. Klenow, “Growth”, in Marina Azzimonti, Per Krusell, Alisdair McKay, Toshihiko Mukoyama, editors, Macroeconomics, December 2025

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From Mincer + -ian.

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APA

Mincerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mincerian

MLA

“Mincerian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mincerian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mincerian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mincerian.

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