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Labor market effects of high school science majors in a high STEM economy
Jain, Tarun; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop; Prakash, Nishith; … - 2018
This paper explores the association between studying science at the higher secondary stage and labor market earnings … using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results … show that those who studied science in high school have 22% greater earnings than those who studied business and humanities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011947723
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Labor market effects of high school science majors in a high STEM economy
Jain, Tarun; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop; Prakash, Nishith; … - 2018
This paper explores the association between studying science at the higher secondary stage and labor market earnings … using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results … show that those who studied science in high school have 22% greater earnings than those who studied business and humanities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011937766
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The wage effects of polytechnic degrees : evidence from the 1999 China higher education expansion
Dai, Li; Martins, Pedro S. - 2024
While the wage effects of vocational versus academic secondary education are well documented, there is little evidence on how polytechnics degrees pay off compared to university degrees. In this paper, we estimate the polytechnic degree wage effect in China, drawing on an unprecedented higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014483883
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Returns to higher education in China : evidence from the 1999 higher education expansion using fuzzy regression discontinuity
Dai, Fengyan; Cai, Fang; Zhu, Yu - 2018
China experienced a 47% expansion in higher education enrolment between 1998 and 1999, and a six-fold expansion in the decade to 2008. In this paper, we explore a fuzzy discontinuity in the months of births induced by the expansion to study the returns to higher education in China. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011895736
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Higher education expansion and supply of teachers in China
Dai, Fengyan; Xu, Lei; Zhu, Yu - 2021
We examine the teacher labour market in China using the 2005 mini-Census, in the context of the transformation of the world's largest education system. We first document a significant increase not only in quantity, but also in quality of teachers during 1990-2005. Instrumental Variables results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012697633
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Returns to Higher Education in China : Evidence from the 1999 Higher Education Expansion Using Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity
Dai, Fengyan - 2018
China experienced a 47% expansion in higher education enrolment between 1998 and 1999, and a six-fold expansion in the decade to 2008. In this paper, we explore a fuzzy discontinuity in the months of births induced by the expansion to study the returns to higher education in China. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912237
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The Economic Impact of Higher Education Institutions in Ireland : Evidence from Disaggregated Input Output Tables
Zhang, Qiantao - 2014
We provide, for the first time, a disaggregated input output table for Irish higher education. Using this we constructed type I and type II multipliers for gross output. We find that Irish higher education institutions have high, but explicable, Type II multipliers. Taking account of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013045828
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For some, luck matters more: the impact of the Great Recession on the early careers of graduates from different socio-economic backgrounds
Del Bono, Emilia; Morando, Greta - 2021
This paper uses variation in unemployment caused by the 2008 recession to analyse socio- economic gaps in graduate outcomes. Our data comes from a survey which collects information on several cohorts of students from all English universities and reports their destinations at 6 months after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012588935
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Higher Education Expansion and Supply of Teachers in China
Dai, Fengyan; Xu, Lei; Zhu, Yu - 2022
We examine the teacher labour market in China using the 2005 mini-Census, in the context of the transformation of the world's largest education system. We first document a significant increase not only in quantity, but also in quality of teachers during 1990-2005. Instrumental Variables results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014084027
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Assessing the Impact of the CARES Act on Online Students : A Case Study of Two-Year Public College
Zentner, Aeron - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has made a major impact on higher education and affected students’ livelihoods and attainment of education. To help students during these challenging times the Federal CARES Act was established to provide financial relief and support students in their time of need,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025939