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Direct linkDelaney, Liam; Harmon, Colm; Redmond, Cathy – Economics of Education Review, 2011
While there is an extensive literature on intergenerational transmission of economic outcomes (education, health and income for example), many of the pathways through which these outcomes are transmitted are not as well understood. We address this deficit by analysing the relationship between socio-economic status and child outcomes in university,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Labor Market, Economic Impact
Peer reviewedBratsberg, Bernt – Economics of Education Review, 1995
Presents a comprehensive conceptual and empirical analysis of nonreturn among foreign college students in the United States. Constructs nonreturn rates for 69 source countries, using U.S Immigration and Naturalization Service microdata. The variation in nonreturn rates across source countries is explained by differing economic and political…
Descriptors: College Students, Economic Factors, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMonks, James – Economics of Education Review, 1997
Adult students (25 years old and over) currently constitute 43% of all college students. This paper investigates the importance of college timing in determining earnings. Findings show that those who complete college at a later age receive a significantly smaller initial earning increase than those who acquire their education earlier in life.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age, College Students, Econometrics
Peer reviewedEide, Eric; Waehrer, Geetha – Economics of Education Review, 1998
Examines extent expectations of attendance in graduate program and its payoffs affect undergraduate major choice. Results explain why some students choose to major in fields associated with poor job prospects for undergraduate degree holders. Option to attend graduate school is not significant factor in choosing to major in computer…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedSan, Gee – Economics of Education Review, 1986
After reviewing related research, this paper uses National Longitudinal Survey data to examine the impact of college students' in-school work on their employment and earnings after college. Empirical evidence suggests that part-time on-campus work (up to 27.5 hours weekly) positively affects post-college earnings, but not employment. (12…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Educational Economics, Higher Education
Botelho, Anabela; Pinto, Ligia Costa – Economics of Education Review, 2004
We report the results of an experiment designed to elicit students' subjective beliefs about the economic returns to college education. An important feature of our experimental design is the inclusion of financial incentives for accurate reporting. We also consider the extent to which individuals' beliefs about their own returns differ from their…
Descriptors: College Students, Expectation, Higher Education, Beliefs
