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IZA Discussion Paper No. 17394
Distance to Opportunity: Higher Education Deserts and College Enrollment Choices
Riley Acton, Kalena E. Cortes, Camila Morales
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17338
Distance to Degrees: How College Proximity Shapes Students' Enrollment Choices and Attainment across Race-Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
Riley Acton, Kalena E. Cortes, Lois Miller, Camila Morales
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17059
The Effect of Postsecondary Educational Institutions on Local Economies: A Bird's-Eye View
Patrick Lehnert, Madison Dell, Uschi Backes-Gellner, Eric Bettinger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16568
Estimates of Earnings Returns by Field of Study for For-Profit Schools and Community Colleges
Christopher Jepsen, Peter R. Mueser, Kenneth Troske, Kyung-Seong Jeon
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16081
The Labor Market Returns to Very Short Postsecondary Certificates
Rajeev Darolia, Chuanyi Guo, Youngran Kim
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16016
Public and Private School Grade Inflations Patterns in Secondary Education
Pedro Luís Silva, Stephen L. DesJardins, Ricardo Biscaia, Carla Sá, Pedro N. Teixeira
published in: B.E. Journal of Economics Analysis & Policy, 2025, 25 (2), 305-342
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15323
Grads on the Go: Measuring College-Specific Labor Markets for Graduates
Johnathan G. Conzelmann, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, Andrew Simon, Kevin Stange
published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2025, 44 (3), 741-763
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15139
Do Second Chances Pay Off? Evidence from a Natural Experiment with Low-Achieving Students
Aspasia Bizopoulou, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Stefania Simion
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 239, 105214
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13817
Career and Technical Education in High School and Postsecondary Career Pathways in Washington State
James Cowan, Dan Goldhaber, Harry J. Holzer, Natsumi Naito, Zeyu Xu
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12601
Delayed Graduation and University Dropout: A Review of Theoretical Approaches
Carmen Aina, Eliana Baici, Giorgia Casalone, Francesco Pastore
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12429
Semesters or Quarters? The Effect of the Academic Calendar on Postsecondary Student Outcomes
Valerie Bostwick, Stefanie Fischer, Matthew Lang
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14 (1), 40–80
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12429
Semesters or Quarters? The Effect of the Academic Calendar on Postsecondary Student Outcomes
Valerie Bostwick, Stefanie Fischer, Matthew Lang
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14 (1), 40–80
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12173
Human Capital Investment under Exit Options: Evidence from a Natural Quasi-Experiment
Satish Chand, Michael A. Clemens
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 163, 103112
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10007
The Benefits of Alternatives to Conventional College: Labor-Market Returns to Proprietary Schooling
Christopher Jepsen, Peter R. Mueser, Kyung-Seong Jeon
forthcoming in: Journal of Human Resources
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9889
School Entry, Compulsory Schooling, and Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from Michigan
Steven W. Hemelt, Rachel B. Rosen
published in: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2016, 16(4), 1-29
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9888
Multifaceted Aid for Low-Income Students and College Outcomes: Evidence from North Carolina
Charles T. Clotfelter, Steven W. Hemelt, Helen F. Ladd
published in: Economic Inquiry, 56(1), 278-303.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9079
Back to School? Labor-Market Returns to Vocational Postsecondary Education
Petri Böckerman, Mika Haapanen, Christopher Jepsen
published as "More Skilled, Better Paid: Labour-market Returns to Vocational Postsecondary Education" in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2018, 70 (2), 485-508
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8474
Is It Worth It? Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes for the Disadvantaged
Benjamin Backes, Harry J. Holzer, Erin Dunlop Velez
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7319
Just the Facts, Ma'am: Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes in the U.S.
Harry J. Holzer, Erin Dunlop Velez
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5620
Evaluating Students' Evaluations of Professors
Michela Braga, Marco Paccagnella, Michele Pellizzari
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2014, 41, 71-88
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