Education decisions and labour market outcomes.

Autor/in	Scheld, Jessica
Titel	Education decisions and labour market outcomes. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Bildungsentscheidungen und Arbeitsmarktergebnisse.
Quelle	In: Applied economics, 51 (2019) 9, S. 911-940 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-6846; 1466-4283
DOI	10.1080/00036846.2018.1512741
Schlagwörter	Bildungsertrag; College; Sekundarbereich; Schulabschluss; Schulbildung; Beschäftigungseffekt; Einkommenseffekt; Lohnhöhe; Studium; Bachelor-Studiengang; Hochschulsystem; Geschlechtsspezifik; Hochschulabsolvent; USA
Abstract	"The financial return to a college degree is an increasing concern amid rising tuition costs and stagnant wages. Using the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), I analyse the effect of post-secondary choices on wages for individuals entering the labour force between 2004 and 2012. Matching methods provide evidence of strong returns to earning a bachelor's degree for both genders, similar to previous literature. Relative to high school graduates, women see wage benefits of 8-21% for some college attendance. However, men see negative effects of between 6-13% from some college relative to high school graduates. The returns to a sub-baccalaureate degree as compared to earning some two-year credits is between 8-25% for women and 8-14% for men. Further, the wage returns to a sub-baccalaureate degree as compared to earning some four-year credits is between 9-17% for women and 9-20% for men. This translates into an additional $2,500-$4,700 per year for women and an additional $2,900-$6,400 per year for men. Since the average respondent with some four-year college experience has 2.3 years of earned post-secondary credits, shifting some into sub-baccalaureate programs may substantially decrease both the financial and time commitments of post-secondary education while increasing the returns after degree attainment." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/2