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The analysis of field choice in college and graduate school : determinants and wage effects
Altonji, Joseph G.; Arcidiacono, Peter; Maurel, Arnaud - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416658
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How effective is compulsory schooling as a policy instrument? : changes in compulsory schooling laws have significant effects on certain population groups, but are costly to implement
Harmon, Colm - 2017
marginalized groups. Raising the compulsory schooling requirement forces students to remain in school which, on balance, is good …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011630872
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The Analysis of Field Choice in College and Graduate School : Determinants and Wage Effects
Altonji, Joseph G. - 2015
As the workforce has become more educated, educational decisions are no longer just about whether to acquire more, but rather what type of education to pursue. In college, individuals somewhat specialize through their choice of college major. Further specialization occurs in graduate school....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013186
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The Analysis of Field Choice in College and Graduate School : Determinants and Wage Effects
Altonji, Joseph G. - 2015
As the workforce has become more educated, educational decisions are no longer just about whether to acquire more, but rather what type of education to pursue. In college, individuals somewhat specialize through their choice of college major. Further specialization occurs in graduate school....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457014
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Recovering Ex Ante Returns and Preferences for Occupations using Subjective Expectations Data
Arcidiacono, Peter - 2014
We show that data on subjective expectations, especially on outcomes from counterfactual choices and choice probabilities, are a powerful tool in recovering ex ante treatment effects as well as preferences for different treatments. In this paper we focus on the choice of occupation, and use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458039
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Does Affirmative Action Lead to Mismatch? A New Test and Evidence
Arcidiacono, Peter - 2009
We argue that once we take into account the students' rational enrollment decisions, mismatch in the sense that the … possess private information about students' post-enrollment treatment effects. This necessary condition for mismatch provides … private information that is a statistically significant predictor of the students' post-enrollment academic performance. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463762
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A Review of Estimates of the Schooling/Earnings Relationship, with Tests for Publication Bias
Ashenfelter, Orley - 2000
In this paper we provide an analytical review of previous estimates of the rate of return on schooling investments and measure how these estimates vary by country, over time, and by estimation method. We find evidence reporting (or file drawer') bias in the estimates and, after due account is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471319
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Does Affirmative Action Lead to Mismatch? A New Test and Evidence
Arcidiacono, Peter - 2010
We argue that once we take into account the students' rational enrollment decisions, mismatch in the sense that the … possess private information about students' post-enrollment treatment effects. This necessary condition for mismatch provides … private information that is a statistically significant predictor of the students' post-enrollment academic performance. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012757541
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Recovering Ex Ante Returns and Preferences for Occupations Using Subjective Expectations Data
Arcidiacono, Peter - 2014
We show that data on subjective expectations, especially on outcomes from counterfactual choices and choice probabilities, are a powerful tool in recovering ex ante treatment effects as well as preferences for different treatments. In this paper we focus on the choice of occupation, and use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044975
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Recovering Ex Ante Returns and Preferences for Occupations Using Subjective Expectations Data
Arcidiacono, Peter - 2014
We show that data on subjective expectations, especially on outcomes from counterfactual choices and choice probabilities, are a powerful tool in recovering ex ante treatment effects as well as preferences for different treatments. In this paper we focus on the choice of occupation, and use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013045057