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Student flows and migration : an empirical analysis

Dreher, Axel (contributor); Poutvaara, Panu (contributor) - 2005

Using panel data for 78 countries of origin we examine the impact of student flows to the United States on subsequent migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not...

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The consumption value of higher education

Alstadsæter, Annette; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik - 2009

The consumption value of higher education is an important factor behind the individual's educational choice. We provide a comprehensive literature survey, and define the consumption value as the private, intended, non-pecuniary return to higher education. We provide new empirical evidence for...

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Are expectations alone enough? : estimating the effect of mandatory college-prep curriculum in Michigan

Jacob, Brian Aaron; Dynarski, Susan M.; Frank, Kenneth; … - 2016

This paper examines the impacts of the Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC), a statewide college-preparatory curriculum that applies to the high school graduating class of 2008 and later. We use a student, longitudinal database for all public school students in Michigan for the main analyses, and...

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How does for-profit college attendance affect student loans, defaults and labor market outcomes?

Armona, Luis; Chakrabarti, Rajashri; Lovenheim, Michael F. - 2019

For-profit providers are becoming an increasingly important fixture of US higher education markets. Students who attend for-profit institutions take on more educational debt, have worse labor market outcomes, and are more likely to default than students attending similarly-selective public...

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Can online delivery increase access to education?

Goodman, Joshua S.; Melkers, Julia; Pallais, Amanda - 2017

Though online technology has generated excitement about its potential to increase access to education, most research has focused on comparing student performance across online and in-person formats. We provide the first evidence that online education affects the number of people pursuing formal...

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Socio-economic gaps in university enrollment : the role of perceived pecuniary and non-pecuniary returns

Boneva, Teodora; Rauh, Christopher - 2017

To understand the socio-economic enrollment gap in university attendance, we elicit students’ beliefs about the benefits of university education in a sample of 2,540 secondary school students. Our choice model estimates reveal that perceived non-pecuniary benefits explain a large share of the...

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College course shutouts

Mumford, Kevin J.; Patterson, Richard W.; Yim, Anthony … - 2024

What happens when college students are not able to enroll in the courses they want? We use a natural experiment at Purdue University in which first-year students are conditionally randomly assigned to oversubscribed courses. Compared to students who are assigned a requested course, those who are...

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Market structure and college access in the US

Cook, Emily E. - 2025

State governments provide grants to students to subsidize college attendance. In response, colleges can adjust their tuition, aid policies, and admission standards, affecting equilibrium enrollment and pass-through of aid to students. To quantify demand- and supply-side responses, I develop a...

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Proprietary income, entrepreneurial risk, and the predictability of US stock returns

Hoffmann, Mathias (contributor) - 2006

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Engineering growth : innovative capacity and development in the Americas

Maloney, William F.; Caicedo, Felipe Valencia - 2017

engineer. It collects cross-country and state level data on the labor share of engineers for the Americas, and county level … in engineers in 1880 accounts for a 16% increase in US county income today, and patenting capacity contributes another 10 … engineers diverged in their growth trajectories over the next century. The results are supported by historical case studies from …

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