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Labor-market returns to the GED using regression discontinuity analysis
Jepsen, Christopher; Mueser, Peter R.; Troske, Kenneth - 2012
We evaluate the labor-market returns to General Educational Development (GED) certification using state administrative … data. We develop a fuzzy regression discontinuity (FRD) method to account for the fact that GED test takers can repeatedly … determined by a score on a retake-able test. Previous regression discontinuity estimates of the returns to GED certification have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287623
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The GED
Heckman, James Joseph; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, … - 2010
The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The … school credentials issued in that year. This chapter reviews the academic literature on the GED, which finds minimal value of … post-secondary credentials. Although the GED establishes cognitive equivalence on one measure of scholastic aptitude …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274263
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The GED
Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The … school credentials issued in that year. This chapter reviews the academic literature on the GED, which finds minimal value of … post-secondary credentials. Although the GED establishes cognitive equivalence on one measure of scholastic aptitude …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568301
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Gender Gap in Dropping out of High School: Evidence from the Canadian NLSCY Youth
Lefebvre, Pierre; Merrigan, Philip - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2010
This paper exploits the panel features of the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and the large diversity of measures collected on the children and their families over 7 cycles (1994-1995 to 2006-2007) to explain high school graduation (dropout rates) of Canadian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740307
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Causal Effects of Mental Health Treatment on Education Outcomes for Youth in the Justice System
Cuellar, Alison Evans; Dave, Dhaval M. - 2016
This study assesses whether mental health interventions can improve academic outcomes for justice-involved youth. Only a limited number of studies have linked justice policies to outcomes beyond crime, particularly education, which carries large monetary and non-monetary benefits. The current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479229
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Causal effects of mental health treatment on education outcomes for youth in the justice system
Cuellar, Alison Evans; Dave, Dhaval - 2016
This study assesses whether mental health interventions can improve academic outcomes for justice-involved youth. Only a limited number of studies have linked justice policies to outcomes beyond crime, particularly education, which carries large monetary and non-monetary benefits. The current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452177
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Labor-Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis
Mueser, Peter R.; Jepsen, Christopher; Troske, Kenneth - Economics Department, University of Missouri - 2010
In this paper, we evaluate the labor-market returns to General Educational Development (GED) certification using … Missouri administrative data. We develop a fuzzy regression discontinuity (FRD) method to account for the fact that GED test … participation is determined by a score on a “retake-able†test. Previous regression discontinuity estimates of the returns to GED …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008692919
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Labor Market Returns to a Prison GED
Darolia, Rajeev; Mueser, Peter R.; Cronin, Jacob - 2020
lead to both private and public benefits. One of the most popular programs prepares prisoners to pass the GED exam, which … is an academic certification for those without a high-school diploma. We analyze the labor market returns to a GED earned … matched comparison group difference-in-differences design with individual fixed effects. We find that the GED can lead to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270212
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Labor market returns to a prison GED
Bredtmann, Julia; Höckel, Lisa Sofie; Otten, Sebastian - 2020
lead to both private and public benefits. One of the most popular programs prepares prisoners to pass the GED exam, which … is an academic certification for those without a high-school diploma. We analyze the labor market returns to a GED earned … matched comparison group difference-in-differences design with individual fixed effects. We find that the GED can lead to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256896
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Early Impacts of College Aid
Cáceres-Delpiano, Julio; Giolito, Eugenio P.; … - 2015
We analyze the impact of an expansion in government-guaranteed credit for higher education in Chile on a sample of elementary and high school students. Using students who had an alternative source of funding as a control group, and administrative records before and after the reform, we present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307450