The returns from schooling in a diversified rural economy

Controlling for the endogeneity of activity choice and considering both hou sehold-head and family schooling, we find evidence of high returns from sch ooling in both crop and noncrop activities. As schooling levels increase, t he returns from schooling shift away from crop production. Failure to contr ol for activity selection and family schooling is likely to result in biase d estimates of the returns from schooling in individual activities.