Community colleges have long been recognized for their potential in providing access to post-secondary education for … years ago. In the meantime, the market for higher education has changed drastically, and the Great Recession and economy of … the evidence on the employment and earnings effects of community college education. I study the experiences of the …

We study the relationship between major religious denominations and individuals' levels of education, using the World … denomination has a universal effect on education. Each denomination has a positive and statistically significant effect in some … level of education, and less likely to be associated with a lower level of education in that country. In both steps, the …

expected, students who perceive the monetary returns to education to be higher are more likely to intend to continue in full …-time education. However, the main driver is the perceived consumption value, which alone explains around half of the variation of the … intention to pursue higher education. Moreover, the perceived consumption value can account for a substantial part of both the …

While existing research supports that participation in high-school athletics is associated with better education and …

This paper evaluates whether the expansion of higher education is economically worthwhile based on a recent surge in … policies targeting the expansion of higher education. …

investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit …

journals; the introduction of selective admissions. Throughout, we emphasize the role played by the U.S. university system …

the child's higher education operates through deprivation of economic resources. Using one million siblings, we find that … parental divorce occurring at ages 13-18 significantly decreased the likelihood of university admission at age 18. Among the … not suffer a declined likelihood of university admission, although parental job loss led to a significant and persistent …