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test claims to establish equivalence between dropouts and traditional high school graduates, opening the door to college …
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This paper provides estimates of the impact of higher education qualifications on the earnings of graduates in the UK …
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Utilizing data for comparable BSc graduates in economics who have studied in different universities that had set the … CVs to the same firms. The outcomes suggest that graduates who studied in universities that are ranked in better positions … universities' research intensity can positively affect their graduates' invitations to interviews and entry-level annual salaries …
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graduates. The research suggests that increasing the practical aspects of degree programmes, irrespective of the field of study …
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We examine the causal impact of China's higher education expansion on labor market outcomes for young college graduates … China decreases unemployment rates, especially among males and high school graduates. However, the policy also decreases …
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College graduates are considerably more mobile than non-graduates, and previous literature suggests that the difference … is at least partially attributable to college graduates being more responsive to employment opportunities in other areas … paper uses microdata from the American Community Survey to examine how the migration decisions of young college graduates …
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educated workers are often quite mobile and there is a concern that public investments in college graduates may not benefit the … state if the college graduates leave the state after finishing their education. This paper examines the relationship between … the production of college graduates from a state and the stock of college graduates residing in the state using microdata …
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High school exit exams are meant to standardize the quality of public high schools and to ensure that students graduate with a set of basic skills and knowledge. Evidence suggests that a common perverse effect of exit exams is an increase in dropout for students who have difficulty passing...
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We examine the efficacy of affirmative action at universities whose value depends on peer and alumni networks. We study an elite Brazilian university that adopted race- and income-based affirmative action at a large scale. Using employer-employee data, we show that a key benefit of attending the...
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Using mobility report card data, I show graduates of less selective universities experience more adverse impacts of …
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