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Why Do Wages Grow Faster for Educated Workers?
Deming, David J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The U.S. college wage premium doubles over the life cycle, from 27 percent at age 25 to 60 percent at age 55. Using a panel survey of workers followed through age 60, I show that growth in the college wage premium is primarily explained by occupational sorting. Shortly after graduating, workers...
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Diversifying Society's Leaders? The Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges
Chetty, Raj; Deming, David J.; Friedman, John N - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
colleges that students attend, the three key factors that give children from high-income families an admissions advantage are …. Could such colleges -- which currently have many more students from high-income families than low-income families … due to higher admissions rates for students with comparable test scores from high-income families; the remaining third is …
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