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Title: The Effects of Two-Year College on the Labor Market and Schooling Experiences of Young Men
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Surette, Brian J. |
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The Effects of Two-Year College on the Labor Market and Schooling Experiences of Young Men Finance and Economics Discussion Series No 1997-44. Washington, DC: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US), September 1997. Also: http://ideas.repec.org/p/fip/fedgfe/1997-44.html Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Federal Reserve Board Keyword(s): College Education; Colleges; Education; Educational Returns; Income; Labor Force Participation; Schooling; Tuition This paper uses the NLSY to examine (1) the returns to two-year college, (2) whether attendance at a two-year college helps students to transfer to four-year college, and (3) whether reducing tuition would alter attendance enough to affect labor outcomes. I find that the returns to a year of two-year college are large (7 to 10 percent). Completing an associate's degree raises wages further. One year of two-year credits has the same effect on subsequent four-year attendance as one year of four-year credits. Finally, simulations show that reducing tuition could raise income modestly by increasing college attendance. |
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Surette, Brian J. The Effects of Two-Year College on the Labor Market and Schooling Experiences of Young Men. Finance and Economics Discussion Series No 1997-44. Washington, DC: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US), September 1997.. |