TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Chevalier, Arnaud
        TI  - Does Higher Education Quality Matter in the UK?
        PY  - 2014/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8363
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8363
        AB  - This paper estimates the financial returns to higher education quality in the UK. To account for the selectivity of students to institution, we rely on a selection on observable assumptions. We use several estimates including the Generalised Propensity Score of Hirano and Imbens, which relies on a continuous measure of institutional quality. This highlights that the returns to quality are heterogenous, and mostly driven by high quality institutions. Moving from an institution in the 3rd quality quartile to a top quality institution is associated with a 7% increase in earnings.
        KW  - generalised propensity score
KW  - returns to education
KW  - college quality
        ER  -