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Labor-market returns to the GED using regression discontinuity analysis

Jepsen, Christopher; Mueser, Peter R.; Troske, Kenneth R. - 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 retake the test until they pass it. Our technique can...

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A panel data analysis of racial/ethnic differences in married women's labor supply

Troske, Kenneth R.; Voicu, Alexandru - 2011

We study differences in life-cycle labor supply among white, black, and Hispanic women, focusing on the interaction between race/ethnicity, education, and fertility. We use panel data that capture women's labor market and fertility histories and an econometric model that accounts for the...

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The labor-market returns to community college degrees, diplomas, and certificates

Jepsen, Christopher; Troske, Kenneth R.; Coomes, Paul A. - 2012

This paper provides among the first rigorous estimates of the labor-market returns to community college certificates and diplomas, as well as estimating the returns to the more commonly-studied associate's degrees. Using administrative data from Kentucky, we estimate panel-data models that...

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Joint estimation of sequential labor force participation and fertility decisions using Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques

Troske, Kenneth R. (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Wage and productivity dispersion in US manufacturing : the role of computer investment

Dunne, Timothy; Foster, Lucia; Haltiwanger, John C.; … - 2002

production, wages, and employment that have occurred over the last several decades. We investigate the following two related … hypotheses. First, that most of the recent increase in the dispersion of wages and productivity has occurred across … establishments and these changes are linked. Second, that the increased dispersion in wages and productivity across establishments is …

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