Just the Facts, Ma'am: Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes in the U.S. IRP Discussion Paper No. 1411-13

Autor/inn/en	Holzer, Harry J.; Dunlop, Erin
Institution	University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty
Titel	Just the Facts, Ma'am: Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes in the U.S. IRP Discussion Paper No. 1411-13
Quelle	(2013), (44 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Postsecondary Education; Education Work Relationship; Outcomes of Education; Labor Market; Educational Attainment; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Whites; Graduation Rate; Low Income Groups; Academic Achievement; Bachelors Degrees; Associate Degrees; Masters Degrees; High School Graduates; College Graduates; Intellectual Disciplines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; White; Weißer; Schulleistung; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Geisteswissenschaften
Abstract	In this paper, we provide a comprehensive and up-to-date snapshot of the most important postsecondary education and labor market outcomes in the United States using two nationally representative sources of data: the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS). We find that postsecondary educational attainment has risen modestly among young Americans over the past two decades, with greater gains in bachelor of arts (BA) attainment in the 1990s and in certificate and associate of arts (AA) attainment since 2000 (though attainment rose during the Great Recession at all levels). Both younger and older cohorts of blacks and Hispanics have made relative progress in the attainment of certificates and AAs but still lag behind whites in the entry into and completion of BA programs; completion rates in BA programs also lag substantially for those from low-income families or with weak academic achievement in high school. Young women (especially among whites and blacks) now achieve sub-BA and BA degrees at higher levels than their male counterparts and generally have higher achievement. There are labor market returns for all postsecondary credentials, including certificates and AA degrees, though these vary across field of study. Large gender gaps exist in field of study, with men more concentrated in high-paying fields. Lastly, we find that high school achievement measures can account for much of the racial gaps in BA completion and earnings and some of the gaps by family background, though they account for little of the continuing gender gap favoring young men in earnings. An appendix contains additional tables. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01