differences in earnings only if education is productive. Economy-wide changes in the return to ed- ucation have an impact on all … birth cohorts in any given year, permitting a uniform estimation strategy during different time periods. Potential cohort … effects in earnings, such as labor market entry effects, cohort size effects, or long-term trends in cohort quality are …

various years to examine the relationship between cohort-level private schooling rates and later earnings during adulthood. We … attainment. We find a significant positive relationship between private schooling rates and adult earnings for women but a small …

the U.S. Early analyses of skill-related differences compared the earnings of workers across occupations. The general … the supply of high-school graduates relative to the increased demand for skilled workers is the likely explanation …, empirical analyses concentrated directly on education-related differences in earnings. The human capital revolution of the late …

This paper examines whether the results of the earnings equation developed in the overeducation/required eduation …, by level of skill, and by occupation. While point estimates differ, particularly when earnings equations are estimated … for the smaller samples of sub-groups of the workforce, the general findings are robust to this measurement issue. Thus …

either employment or earnings is not statistically significant. GED certification increases postsecondary participation by up … to four percentage points for men and up to eight percentage points for women. -- GED ; high school dropouts …

data from Kentucky, we estimate panel-data models that control for differences among students in pre-college earnings and … educational aspirations. Associate's degrees and diplomas have quarterly earnings returns of nearly $2,400 for women and $1 … school ; community college ; diploma ; certificate …