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Source: Education Economics
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1. Almasi, Pooya
Hadavand, Aboozar
Thomas, Sarah
Gharehgozli, Orkideh
Relevance of Education to Occupation: A New Empirical Approach Based on College Courses
Education Economics 28,4 (2020): 370-383.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09645292.2020.1749233
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): College Major/Field of Study/Courses; Educational Returns; Occupations; Wages

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We introduce a new approach to measuring the match between education and occupation by using the number of college courses related to one's occupation. Previous studies have only considered the match between college 'major' and occupation. That approach ignores the content of education and the courses taken in college. We find that taking courses in college that are relevant to one's occupation is significantly associated with higher wages, which can be taken as evidence against the notion that returns to college are principally a matter of signaling. A student's wage increases, on average, by 1.5-2.1% for each matched course.
Bibliography Citation
Almasi, Pooya, Aboozar Hadavand, Sarah Thomas and Orkideh Gharehgozli. "Relevance of Education to Occupation: A New Empirical Approach Based on College Courses." Education Economics 28,4 (2020): 370-383.
2. Averett, Susan L.
Dalessandro, Sharon
Racial and Gender Differences in the Returns to 2-Year and 4-Year Degrees
Education Economics 9,3 (December 2001): 281-292.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09645290110086144
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company ==> Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Economics of Gender; Economics of Minorities; Gender; Human Capital; Occupational Choice; Racial Studies; Training, Occupational; Training, On-the-Job

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Using data from the 1993 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper documents differences in the rate of return to 2-year and 4-year degrees across race and gender. We find for each race and gender group that a baccalaureate degree is more valuable than an associate's degree, and the return to an associate's degree is greater than attending some college, which is in turn more valuable than simply finishing high school. Our results indicate that these effects are statistically different for black and white men. Finally, according to our research, one avenue of low-cost education for women and black men is to attend a 2-year school and then finish the degree at a 4-year institution.
Bibliography Citation
Averett, Susan L. and Sharon Dalessandro. "Racial and Gender Differences in the Returns to 2-Year and 4-Year Degrees." Education Economics 9,3 (December 2001): 281-292.
3. Boffy-Ramirez, Ernest
The Heterogeneous Impacts of Business Cycles on Educational Attainment
Education Economics 25,6 (2017): 554-561.
Also: http://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09645292.2017.1336511
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): Business Cycles; Educational Attainment; Unemployment Rate

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This study examines the impact of fluctuations in the unemployment rate before high school graduation on educational attainment measured 30 years later. I find evidence that important heterogeneity is masked by estimating average effects across the ability distribution. Using data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this analysis identifies individuals who are on the boundary between pursuing and not pursuing additional education. Exposure to a higher unemployment rate at age 17 is associated with higher educational attainment for men in the 60-80th quintile of the ability distribution. There is no evidence of an effect beyond this quintile.
Bibliography Citation
Boffy-Ramirez, Ernest. "The Heterogeneous Impacts of Business Cycles on Educational Attainment." Education Economics 25,6 (2017): 554-561.
4. Hazarika, Gautam
The Role of Credit Constraints in the Cyclicality of College Enrolments
Education Economics 10,2 (August 2002): 133-144.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09645290210126887
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company ==> Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): College Enrollment; Credit/Credit Constraint; Debt/Borrowing; Household Income; Wealth

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Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), this paper investigates the effect of plausible credit constraints on the cyclicality of teen college enrolments. It is found that teens from wealthier families are more likely to attend college in regional recessions. However, this countercyclical impetus to enrolments is significantly weaker in teens from less wealthy families. The phenomenon is attributed to credit constraints. Teens from families that possess fewer assets to offer lenders as collateral must finance college mainly with part-time earnings and parental subsidies, sums that may dwindle in recessions, making college less affordable. This paper also examines the influence of regional economic conditions on the type of college attended. In particular, it finds no evidence that teens from less wealthy families favor cheaper community colleges in recessions. Also examined are the effects of regional economic conditions at age 18 on college attainment many years hence. It is found that regional economic conditions at 18 have no significant effect on long-term college attainment. Thus, changes in teen enrolment propensities associated with variation in regional economic conditions are merely timing effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Bibliography Citation
Hazarika, Gautam. "The Role of Credit Constraints in the Cyclicality of College Enrolments." Education Economics 10,2 (August 2002): 133-144.
5. Light, Audrey L.
Rama, Apoorva
Moving Beyond the STEM/non-STEM Dichotomy: Wage Benefits to Increasing the STEM-Intensities of College Coursework and Occupational Requirements
Education Economics 27,4 (2019): 358-382.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09645292.2019.1616078?journalCode=cede20
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): College Major/Field of Study/Courses; Occupations; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics); Wages

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Using a sample of college graduates from the NLSY97, we introduce a new approach to assessing wage benefits of STEM training, STEM jobs, and the match between the two: rather than classify individuals dichotomously as STEM or non-STEM, we measure the STEM-intensities of both their college coursework and their occupational requirements. While the orthodox approach simply predicts that 'STEM pays,' we find that workers at the top of both gender-specific STEM-intensity distributions are predicted to out-earn their counterparts at the bottom by a substantial margin -- even when we condition on their dichotomous STEM classification -- but that predicted log-wages do not increase monotonically with STEM-intensity throughout the entire joint distribution.
Bibliography Citation
Light, Audrey L. and Apoorva Rama. "Moving Beyond the STEM/non-STEM Dichotomy: Wage Benefits to Increasing the STEM-Intensities of College Coursework and Occupational Requirements." Education Economics 27,4 (2019): 358-382.
6. Malloy, Liam C.
Loss Aversion, Education, and Intergenerational Mobility
Education Economics 23,3 (2015): 318-337.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09645292.2013.823909
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company ==> Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Debt/Borrowing; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Income; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission

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Existing empirical work looking at the effects of parental income on IQ, schooling, wealth, race, and personality is only able to explain about half of the observed intergenerational income elasticity. This paper provides a possible behavioral explanation for this elasticity in which heterogeneous agents in sequential generations choose their education levels in the face of loss-averse preferences and weak borrowing constraints. These borrowing-constrained agents make education investment choices in part to avoid consumption losses rather than to maximize lifetime resources. The model generates a positive intergenerational income elasticity even when there are functioning capital markets to finance education investments. I find empirical support for the J-shape education decision rule generated by the model and show that it is mostly successful in matching the asymmetric intergenerational transition rates between income quintiles of white families.
Bibliography Citation
Malloy, Liam C. "Loss Aversion, Education, and Intergenerational Mobility." Education Economics 23,3 (2015): 318-337.
7. Mohanty, Madhu S.
Effect of Church Attendance during Youth on Future Psychological Capital Endowments: the US Evidence
Education Economics published online (7 July 2021): DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2021.1951172.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09645292.2021.1951172
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): Earnings; Positive Affect (see Happiness/Optimism); Propensity Scores; Psychological Effects; Religious Influences; Self-Esteem

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Using US data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and following propensity score matching analysis, the study demonstrates that church attendance during youth has significant positive effects on an individual's psychological capital endowments in the form of self-esteem, positive attitude and self-satisfaction during adulthood. Since a higher level of psychological capital is associated with better economic performance, the study further demonstrates that church attendance during earlier years of life affects an individual's future earnings indirectly through its direct effects on his/her psychological capital endowments. The study offers an important policy proposal and recommends further research for its validation.
Bibliography Citation
Mohanty, Madhu S. "Effect of Church Attendance during Youth on Future Psychological Capital Endowments: the US Evidence." Education Economics published online (7 July 2021): DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2021.1951172.
8. Register, Charles A.
Williams, Donald R.
Grimes, Paul W.
Adolescent Drug Use and Educational Attainment
Education Economics 9,1 (April 2001): 1-18.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09645290124529
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company ==> Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Drug Use; Educational Attainment; Higher Education; Human Capital; Racial Differences; Schooling

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Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey Youth Cohort, estimates probability of drug use (illicit drugs, hard drugs, and marijuana only) across racial groups in relation to formal educational attainment. Adolescent drug use (in all three categories) reduces their educational attainment by about 1 year. (Contains 21 references.) (MLH)
Bibliography Citation
Register, Charles A., Donald R. Williams and Paul W. Grimes. "Adolescent Drug Use and Educational Attainment." Education Economics 9,1 (April 2001): 1-18.
9. Richey, Jeremiah Alexander
Heterogeneous Trends in U.S. Teacher Quality 1980-2010
Education Economics 23,6 (November 2015): 645-659.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09645292.2014.996120
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company ==> Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Cognitive Ability; Heterogeneity; Occupations

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This paper documents changes in the entire ability distribution of individuals entering the teaching profession using the 1979 and 1997 cohorts of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and a constructed Armed Force Qualifying Test score that allows direct comparison of ability between cohorts. Such direct comparison between cohorts was previously not possible due to a lack of directly comparable measures of ability. I find there are minimal differences in the ability distribution between cohorts. However, this similarity masks vast differences within specific demographics. I then also decompose these changes into cohort-wide shifts and within-cohort shifts of teachers.
Bibliography Citation
Richey, Jeremiah Alexander. "Heterogeneous Trends in U.S. Teacher Quality 1980-2010." Education Economics 23,6 (November 2015): 645-659.
10. Sandy, Jonathan
Duncan, Kevin Craig
Examining the Achievement Test Score Gap Between Urban and Suburban Students
Education Economics 18,3 (September 2010): 297-315.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09645290903465713
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company ==> Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Achievement; Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Disadvantaged, Economically; Neighborhood Effects; Private Schools; School Quality; Socioeconomic Factors; Urbanization/Urban Living

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Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience for Youth (1997 cohort) are used to examine the urban school achievement gap. Specifically, we use the Blinder-Oaxaca technique to decompose differences in Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery scores for students who attended urban and suburban schools. We find that approximately 75% of the gap in this achievement measure is explained by the high concentration of disadvantaged students in urban schools. Broken down further, 36% of the gap can be attributed to differences in family background. The lower income of urban families alone explains 25% of the gap. Differences in measures of school quality, such as small classes, large schools, and private school attendance, explain very little of the gap. While current policy focuses on schools and school reform, our results are a reminder that meaningful efforts to improve performance in urban schools must address socioeconomic conditions in urban areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Bibliography Citation
Sandy, Jonathan and Kevin Craig Duncan. "Examining the Achievement Test Score Gap Between Urban and Suburban Students." Education Economics 18,3 (September 2010): 297-315.
11. Szabó-Morvai, Ágnes
Kiss, Hubert J.
Locus of Control, Educational Attainment, and College Aspirations: the Relative Role of Effort and Expectations
Education Economics published online (12 October 2023).
Also: https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2023.2273220
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): Adolescence; Cognitive Skills; College Aspirations; College Education; Educational Attainment; High School; High School Completion/Graduates; High School Diploma; Higher Education; Locus of Control (see Rotter Scale); Schooling, Post-secondary

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We study the relationship between locus of control and both educational attainment and college aspirations in adolescence, focusing on the potential channels through which locus of control may influence these outcomes. Even after controlling for a comprehensive set of socio-demographic factors and cognitive skills, there remains a strong correlation between locus of control, college aspirations, and attendance. We show that effort is an essential channel through which locus of control operates. Mediation analysis further reveals that this mechanism is more influential than future expectations in determining high-school graduation, college aspirations, and attendance.
Bibliography Citation
Szabó-Morvai, Ágnes and Hubert J. Kiss. "Locus of Control, Educational Attainment, and College Aspirations: the Relative Role of Effort and Expectations." Education Economics published online (12 October 2023).
12. Venkatesh, Shrathinth
The Emerging College Hours Premium for Men
Education Economics published online (27 July 2021): DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2021.1958169.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09645292.2021.1958169
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): American Community Survey; Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); College Graduates; Current Population Survey (CPS) / CPS-Fertility Supplement; Educational Attainment; High School Completion/Graduates; Male Sample; Work Hours/Schedule

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This paper documents the emerging role of education in the well-known decline in US male working hours. An insignificant hours difference between high school and college graduates becomes a significant 2 hours/week advantage for college graduates within a generation. This growing college hours premium is confirmed in alternate data. Moreover, the growing premium exists throughout the distribution and is not generated by the tails. The increasing premium persists across a wide variety of robustness checks and presents as a widespread phenomenon. The emerging college hours premium increases the overall college earnings premium despite recent trends in the college wage premium.
Bibliography Citation
Venkatesh, Shrathinth. "The Emerging College Hours Premium for Men." Education Economics published online (27 July 2021): DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2021.1958169.
13. Whitaker, Stephan D.
Industrial Composition and Intergenerational Educational Mobility
Education Economics published online (20 April 2022): DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2022.2061427.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09645292.2022.2061427
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Industrial Classification; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Mobility; Parental Influences

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Using the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY), this article examines the influence of a region's industrial composition on the educational attainment of children raised by parents who do not have college degrees. The NLSY's geo-coded panel allows for precise measurements of the local industries that shaped the parents' employment opportunities and the labor market that the children directly observed. For cohorts finishing school in the 1990s and early 2000s, concentrations of manufacturing are positively associated with both high school and college attainment. Concentrations of college-degree-intensive industries are positively associated with college attainment. I investigate several potential mechanisms that could relate the industrial composition to educational attainment, including returns to education, opportunity costs, parental inputs, community resources, and information.
Bibliography Citation
Whitaker, Stephan D. "Industrial Composition and Intergenerational Educational Mobility." Education Economics published online (20 April 2022): DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2022.2061427.