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The Effects on Income of Type of College Attended
Solmon, Lewis C. - 1973
The effects of particular attributes of colleges on the subsequent earnings of individuals who attend are much discussed but rarely studied systematically. Here we seek to compare the earnings patterns of people attending different types of colleges. The classification of colleges used in this...
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Uncertainty about Future Income : Initial Beliefs and Resolution During College
Gong, Yifan - 2019
expectations data, we find that roughly two-thirds of the income uncertainty present at the time of entrance remains at the end of … college. Taking advantage of a variety of additional survey questions, we provide evidence about how the resolution of income … uncertainty is influenced by factors such as college GPA and college major, and also examine why much income uncertainty remains …
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Implications of Middle School Behavior Problems for High School Graduation and Employment Outcomes of Young Adults : Estimation of a Recursive Model
Karakus, Mustafa C. - 2010
The potentially serious adverse impacts of behavior problems during adolescence on employment outcomes in adulthood provide a key economic rationale for early intervention programs. However, the extent to which lower educational attainment accounts for the total impact of adolescent behavior...
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The Causes and Consequences of Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Fryer, Roland G. - 2007
Until the 1960s, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were practically the only institutions of higher learning open to Blacks in the US. Using nationally representative data files from 1970s and 1990s college attendees, we find that in the 1970s HBCU matriculation was associated...
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Field of Study, Earnings, and Self-Selection
Kirkebøen, Lars - 2014
Why do individuals choose different types of post-secondary education, and what are the labor market consequences of those choices? We show that answering these questions is difficult because individuals choose between several unordered alternatives. Even with a valid instrument for every type...
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Evaluating Student Outcomes at For-Profit Colleges
Lang, Kevin - 2012
Using the Beginning Postsecondary Student Survey, we examine the effect on earnings of obtaining certificates/degrees from for-profit, not-for-profit, and public institutions. Students who enter certificate programs at any type of institution do not gain from earning a certificate. However,...
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Estimating the Return to College Selectivity over the Career Using Administrative Earnings Data
Dale, Stacy - 2011
We estimate the monetary return to attending a highly selective college using the College and Beyond (C&B) Survey linked to Detailed Earnings Records from the Social Security Administration (SSA). This paper extends earlier work by Dale and Krueger (2002) that examined the relationship between...
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Earning your CAP : A Comprehensive Analysis of The University of Texas System's Coordinated Admissions Program
Andrews, Rodney J. - 2017
regression discontinuity design to study the impact of transferring to the University of Texas at Austin. We find that gaining …
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Quantile Treatment Effects of College Quality on Earnings : Evidence from Administrative Data in Texas
Andrews, Rodney J. - 2012
graduating from a non-flagship university in Texas. Our methodological approach uses the rich set of observable student academic …
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The Impact of Unions on Wages in the Public Sector : Evidence from Higher Education
Baker, Michael; Halberstam, Yosh; Kroft, Kory; Mas, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We study the effects of the unionization of faculty at Canadian universities from 1970-2022 using an event-study design. Using administrative data which covers the full universe of faculty salaries, we find strong evidence that unionization leads to both average salary gains and compression of...
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