Quantile treatment effects of college quality on earnings

We use administrative data from Texas to estimate how graduating from a state flagship or a community college relative to a nonflagship university affects the distribution of earnings. We control for the selection of students across sectors using a rich set of observable ability and background chara...

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Published in:The Journal of human resources 2016, Vol.51 (1), p.200-238
Main Authors: Andrews, Rodney J, Li, Jing, Lovenheim, Michael F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bildungsertrag
Bildungsqualität
College
Community colleges
Earnings
Hochschulbildung
Income distribution
Quality of education
Studienort
Studienortwahl
Studies
Texas
United States
University graduates
Universität
USA
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Summary:We use administrative data from Texas to estimate how graduating from a state flagship or a community college relative to a nonflagship university affects the distribution of earnings. We control for the selection of students across sectors using a rich set of observable ability and background characteristics and find evidence of substantial heterogeneity in the returns to quality. Returns increase with earnings among UT–Austin graduates but decline among Texas A&M graduates. For community colleges, returns are negative for lower earners but go to zero for higher earners. Our estimates also point to differences in the distribution of returns by race/ethnicity.
ISSN:0022-166X
1548-8004
1548-8004
DOI:10.3368/jhr.51.1.200