Goldin, Claudia; Katz, Lawrence F.; Deming, David J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
We study employers’ perceptions of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector (for-profit vs. public) and selectivity of institution to fictitious resumes and send them to real vacancy postings on a large online job board. We find that a bachelor’s degree...