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Title: When and For Whom is College "Worth" It? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Less-Selective College Enrollment on Economic Insecurity
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Ahearn, Caitlin |
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When and For Whom is College "Worth" It? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Less-Selective College Enrollment on Economic Insecurity Presented: Atlanta GA, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2022 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): College Characteristics; College Degree; Economic Well-Being Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. College-educated individuals earn more, have more stable employment, and work in more prestigious occupations than those with lower educational attainment. As high-quality jobs and socioeconomic stability for less-educated workers have diminished, college is seen not only as a way to higher incomes, but also the surest way to avoid negative socioeconomic outcomes. The expansion of higher education over the past half century, often concentrated in less-selective four-year colleges, has led to increased attention on not just whether a student goes to college, but also where. In this study, I will use data from the 1997 cohort of the NLSY to shed light on the economic consequences of enrolling in institutions of varying type and selectivity. I will examine heterogeneity in the direct effect of less-selective four-year college enrollment on economic insecurity, the mediating effect of bachelor's degree completion, and the ways that those effects vary across gender and socioeconomic background. |
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Ahearn, Caitlin. "When and For Whom is College "Worth" It? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Less-Selective College Enrollment on Economic Insecurity." Presented: Atlanta GA, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2022. |