This paper examines why enrollment of foreign national students in U.S. economics graduate programs increased so dramatically since the 1960s. The primary contribution of this paper is that it offers new information regarding the "stay rates" (the proportion of foreign doctorates from U.S....

Using nationally representative data, the authors examine the effects of preprofessional education on the earnings of lawyers. They specify and estimate a statistical earnings function on the basis of well-established theory and principles. Along with standard control variables, categorical...

<title>Abstract</title> Using nationally representative data, the authors examine the effects of preprofessional education on the earnings of lawyers. They specify and estimate a statistical earnings function on the basis of well-established theory and principles. Along with standard control variables,...

Minorities and females are underrepresented in the top-income quintile of law school graduates. Employing a binary logistic regression model, I examine whether this is due to a "glass ceiling" (an invisible barrier erected by third parties) or a "sticky floor" (self-imposed limitations regarding...