variables using administrative Swedish data. We find that postponement of higher education is associated with a persistent and … studies. The reduction of lifetime earnings associated with two years postponement of higher education amounts to 40 …

We analyze the impact of expansion of higher education on student outcomes in the context of competition among colleges … better serve their most able students. This stylized model of curricular product differentiation in higher education offers …

outcomes in the context of competition among colleges. When public policies promote “access” to college education, colleges …

succeed academically and drop out. (ii) At the college entry stage, their poor graduation prospects deter low ability students …

threshold, to estimate causal returns to college education quality. I use a newly constructed dataset, which combines individual …

We investigate the choice of quality, or academic content, in higher education in a two-sector model. Individuals are … differentiation in higher education can decrease student effort and skill of medium ability types …

This paper argues that the consumption value of education is an important motivation for the educational choice. While … particular type of higher education. We document that the individuals who attended Teachers' College in Norway during the 1960's …

The consumption value of higher education is an important factor behind the individual’s educational choice. We provide … higher education. We provide new empirical evidence for the willingness to pay for the consumption value of a particular type … of higher education. Even when controlling for ability selection, we find on US data that Liberal Arts graduates were …

studies that cannot be explained. Jointly, the studies show a clear U-shaped development in the rate of return to education …