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Labor-market returns to the GED using regression discontinuity analysis

Jepsen, Christopher; Mueser, Peter R.; Troske, Kenneth - 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 … determined by a score on a retake-able test. Previous regression discontinuity estimates of the returns to GED certification have …

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The GED

Heckman, James Joseph; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, … - 2010

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 …

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Chapter 9. The GED

Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 3, (pp. 423-483). 2011

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 …

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Labor market returns to a prison GED

Bredtmann, Julia; Höckel, Lisa Sofie; Otten, Sebastian - 2020

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 …

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The impact of school-based support on educational outcomes of teen-mothers : evidence from linked administrative data

Vaithianathan, Rhema; Maloney, Tim; Wilson, Moira; … - In: New Zealand economic papers 55 (2021) 3, pp. 245-262

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La distinction reloaded: Returns to education, family background, cultural and social capital in Germany

Krenz, Astrid - 2010

The German educational system finds itself being criticized by the OECD in its Programme for International Student Assessment. Family background would heavily influence children's academic achievements. A child stemming from a high class family has a 3.1 times higher chance to go to secondary...

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Is early learning really more productive? The effect of school starting age on school and labor market performance

Fredriksson, Peter; Öckert, Björn - 2006

In Sweden, children typically start compulsary school the year they turn seven. Individuals born just before or just after the new year, have about the same date of birth but start school att different ages. We exploit this source of exogenous variation, to identify the effects of age at school...

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Intergenerational Education Transmission: Neighborhood Quality and

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - 2004

Using cultural transmission, we develop a model that gives some microfoundation to the impact of residential neighborhood on children's educational attainment and then test it using the UK National Child Development Study. We find that, for high-educated parents, the better the quality of the...

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The Co-twin Methodology and Returns to Schooling: Testing a Critical Assumption

Sandewall, Örjan; Cesarini, David; Johannesson, Magnus - 2009

Twins-based estimates of the return to schooling feature prominently in the labor economics literature. The validity of such estimates hinges critically on the assumption that within-pair variation in schooling is explained by factors which are unrelated to wage earning ability. This paper...

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Wage Inequality and Returns to Education in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis

Tansel, Aysit; Bircan, Fatma - 2011

This paper investigates the male wage inequality and its evolution over the 1994- 2002 period in Turkey by estimating Mincerian wage equations using OLS and quantile regression techniques. Male wage inequality is high in Turkey. While it declined at the lower end of the wage distribution it...

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