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 … determined by a score on a retake-able test. Previous regression discontinuity estimates of the returns to GED certification have …

The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The … school credentials issued in that year. This chapter reviews the academic literature on the GED, which finds minimal value of … post-secondary credentials. Although the GED establishes cognitive equivalence on one measure of scholastic aptitude …

The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight-hour subject-based test. The … school credentials issued in that year. This chapter reviews the academic literature on the GED, which finds minimal value of … post-secondary credentials. Although the GED establishes cognitive equivalence on one measure of scholastic aptitude …

lead to both private and public benefits. One of the most popular programs prepares prisoners to pass the GED exam, which … is an academic certification for those without a high-school diploma. We analyze the labor market returns to a GED earned … matched comparison group difference-in-differences design with individual fixed effects. We find that the GED can lead to …