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Julio Rodriguez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In this dissertation, I present an examination of the economics of education through three chapters. In the first paper, I study the overrepresentation of elite university graduates in senior positions in public administration. Using rich administrative data from Chile, I employ a stacked fuzzy regression discontinuity design to estimate the…
Descriptors: Economics, Disproportionate Representation, Public Administration, College Graduates
Vedder, Richard – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2007
The prevailing view among leaders in the university community is that America is not investing enough in higher education. A recent survey of the American economy by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) echoed that concern. After all, college graduates are dramatically more productive than those without higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Costs, Tuition, Educational Finance