The Returns to College(s): Relative Value-Added and Match Effects in Higher Education | BFI
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- Sep 15, 2023
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Students who attend different colleges in the U.S. end up with vastly different economic outcomes. We study the role of relative value-added across colleges within student choice se...
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Ethan Mollick @emollick
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Nov 17, 2023
What you learn in college matters more than many think. This paper tracks the earnings of students across Texas universities & finds that the prestige level of the school (& quality of peer students) doesn’t seem to do much. Instead, instructional spending & majors matter more.