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Author: Cohn, Elchanan
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1. Cohn, Elchanan
Foregone Earnings of College Students: A Microanalytical Approach
Working Papers in Economics, University of South Carolina, 1983.
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Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women
Publisher: ERIC
Keyword(s): College Enrollment; Earnings; Educational Costs; Wages

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ERIC document: ED230158

Data from the 1970 wave of the NLS of Young Men and Young Women are employed to estimate the foregone earnings of college students. The basic methodology involves the estimation of earnings functions from male and female youths who are not enrolled in school, and the potential earnings of enrollees is derived by substituting the characteristics of enrollees into the earnings functions of the nonstudents. Actual earnings are subtracted from potential earnings to derive estimates of foregone earnings. The estimation procedure provides a range of estimates by employing alternative earnings functions and assumptions concerning potential hours per year. Self-selection bias, part-time vs. full-time enrollment, and levels of enrollment are also considered. Our results are then compared to other studies, and a projection of earnings foregone is made for 1975 and 1980.

Bibliography Citation
Cohn, Elchanan. "Foregone Earnings of College Students: A Microanalytical Approach." Working Papers in Economics, University of South Carolina, 1983.
2. Cohn, Elchanan
Rhine, Sherrie L. W.
Foregone Earnings of College Students in the U.S. 1970 and 1979: A Microanalytic Approach
Higher Education 18,6 (1989): 681-695.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3447106
Cohort(s): NLSY79, Young Men
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): College Education; College Enrollment; Earnings; Wages

The difference between male students' actual and potential earnings are analyzed based on data from the 1970 wave of the NLS of Young Men and from the 1979 NLSY. Estimates are provided by full- and part-time enrollments and level, and results compared to other estimates. [ERIC EJ402610]
Bibliography Citation
Cohn, Elchanan and Sherrie L. W. Rhine. "Foregone Earnings of College Students in the U.S. 1970 and 1979: A Microanalytic Approach." Higher Education 18,6 (1989): 681-695.