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Download full textFrenette, Marc – Statistics Canada, 2023
Selecting a field of study is an important decision made by thousands of incoming postsecondary students each year. Numerous studies have shown that graduates from engineering, business and mathematics programs earn considerably more than their counterparts from arts and humanities. These earnings disparities may reflect differences in skills that…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Majors (Students), Postsecondary Education
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Direct linkLiwinski, Jacek; Pastore, Francesco – Research in Higher Education, 2021
We test for the signaling hypothesis versus the human capital theory using the Wiles test in a country which has experienced a dramatic increase in the supply of skills in a relatively short period of time. For this purpose, we construct a job match index based on the usefulness of school-provided skills and the relevance of the job performed to…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Education Work Relationship, Human Capital, Foreign Countries
Olmedo, Carlos; Ward, Peter M. – Texas Education Research Center, 2018
This study assesses the human capital development and wage performance of low-income students from geographically isolated and substandard housing settlements known as colonias. The research follows Texas high school students from the classroom to employment over a span of two decades and, specifically, tracks the three border regions where most…
Descriptors: High School Students, Low Income Students, Outcomes of Education, Education Work Relationship
Afxentiou, Diamando; Kutasovic, Paul – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
This study examines if the college wage premium favoring college graduates still exists. The NLSY-79 data is employed. The sample includes individuals who received their high school degree and college degree in 1980 and 1981. These individuals were followed until the year 2004. A cross sectional regression model was estimated for the years 1982,…
Descriptors: Salary Wage Differentials, Wages, Education Work Relationship, College Graduates
Ortega, Daniel E. – Economics of Education Review, 2010
This paper examines the effect of teacher relative wages and teacher wage dispersion on high school graduates' preferences for teaching majors in College. This approximation to teacher quality is appropriate in a country like Venezuela as opposed to the US since the rigidity of the tertiary school system significantly limits mobility between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), Wages, Teacher Effectiveness
Andrews, Wilbur Drew – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this investigation was (a) to determine the level of satisfaction that exiting high school students felt regarding the job preparation and training they received in high school, (b) gather data on work experiences during high school, (c) gather data on job training experiences during high school, and (d) gather data on students…
Descriptors: Wages, Investigations, Ethnic Groups, Job Training
