The Labor Market Returns to Advanced Degrees
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Altonji, Joseph G.; Zhong, Ling
署名单位：
Yale University; National Bureau of Economic Research; IZA Institute Labor Economics
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
ISSN/ISSBN：
0734-306X
DOI：
10.1086/710959
发表日期：
2021
页码：
303-360
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摘要：
We estimate the returns to a broad set of graduate degrees. To control for heterogeneity in preferences and ability, we use fixed effects for combinations of field-specific undergraduate and graduate degrees obtained by the last time we observe an individual. Basically, we compare earnings before the graduate degree to earnings after it. Using National Science Foundation data, we find large differences across graduate fields in earnings effects. The returns often depend on the undergraduate major. The contribution of occupational upgrading to the earnings gain varies across degrees. Finally, simple regression-based estimates of returns to graduate fields are often highly misleading.
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