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Tyler Remick – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation focuses on microeconomic topics in the fields of public, labor and education. Particularly, this dissertation evaluates state policies in higher education and develops a global measure for job quality. Chapter 1 studies how state merit aid programs affect undergraduate degrees earned in Science, Technology, Engineering and…
Descriptors: Microeconomics, State Policy, Higher Education, Bachelors Degrees
Albert Cheng; Michael B. Henderson; Paul E. Peterson; Martin R. West – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
To estimate whether information can close socioeconomic gaps in parents' aspirations for their child's postsecondary education, we administer a four-armed survey experiment to a nationally representative sample of U.S. parents. After respondents estimate costs of and returns to further education, we ask whether they prefer that their child pursue…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, College Attendance, College Preparation, Parent Aspiration