Does It Pay to Attend an Elite Private College? Cross-Cohort Evidence on the Effects of College Type on Earnings.

Brewer, Dominic J.; Eide, Eric R.; Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

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ERIC Number: EJ578886

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Does It Pay to Attend an Elite Private College? Cross-Cohort Evidence on the Effects of College Type on Earnings.

Brewer, Dominic J.; Eide, Eric R.; Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

Journal of Human Resources, v34 n1 p104-23 Win 1999

Data on high school students' college choice was used to estimate the effects of attending different college types on labor market outcomes. Even controlling for selection effects, there was strong evidence of a significant economic return to elite private colleges, an effect that has increased over time. (SK)

Descriptors: College Choice, Educational Benefits, Family Financial Resources, Private Colleges, Salary Wage Differentials, Selective Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972

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IES Cited: ED457587