THE ROLE OF IQ AND EDUCATION IN PREDICTING LATER LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES: Implications for Affirmative Action

The authors examine the complex relationships among intelligence, educational attainment, and labor market outcomes. First discussed are differences between psychometric and bioecological approaches to the study of intelligence. Next, the authors describe a study examining the relationship among sco...

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Published in:Psychology, public policy, and law public policy, and law, 2000-03, Vol.6 (1), p.63-89
Main Authors: Scullin, Matthew H, Peters, Elizabeth, Williams, Wendy M, Ceci, Stephen J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affirmative Action
Black People
Educational Attainment Level
Female
Human
Human Sex Differences
Income Level
Intelligence Measures
Labor Market
Male
Military Recruitment
Occupational Status
Salaries
White People
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Summary:The authors examine the complex relationships among intelligence, educational attainment, and labor market outcomes. First discussed are differences between psychometric and bioecological approaches to the study of intelligence. Next, the authors describe a study examining the relationship among scores on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) taken in adolescence, educational attainment, and the labor market outcomes of wages, personal income, and occupational status 15 years later. At all levels of labor market outcomes, there were greater mean Black-White differences for AFQT scores than for educational attainment. Educational attainment strongly mediated the effects of AFQT scores; there were also substantial racial and gender differences in effects. The article closes by considering the implications of using intelligence test scores and educational attainment as selection criteria.
ISSN:1076-8971
1939-1528
DOI:10.1037/1076-8971.6.1.63