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Lalley, Christopher; McInally, Lauren – Journal of Education and Work, 2023
We examine the relationship between secondary school attainment and early-career graduate salaries in the UK. Based on literature on grade inflation, we hypothesise that there is uncertainty regarding the quality of the signal communicated by degree classifications, and that secondary school grades can be used as a tool to determine the veracity…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic)
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Lalley, Christopher; Houston, John; Gasteen, Anne – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
We quantify the returns to higher education for degree disciplines, namely 'professional' degrees, Medicine/Dentistry, Law, Accountancy and Psychology, within the UK from 2007 to 2015. We estimate the returns to education in the form of employment and wage premia associated with each subject. Our analysis contributes to the existing literature on…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Gender Bias, Wages, Income