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ERIC Number: ED631661
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
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Abstractor: As Provided
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Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College Enrollment. Working Paper 31540
Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore; Turner, Julia A.; Turner, Sarah
National Bureau of Economic Research
While the direct impacts of minimum wage changes on employment have received considerable attention, these policy changes have the potential to impact skill attainment by changing the opportunity cost of college enrollment. Using institutional data on college enrollment and program completion, we find that enrollment falls markedly among students at public two-year institutions in response to increases in the minimum wage. The largest enrollment effects are seen for those students who are enrolled in part-time courses of study at community colleges. The effect of minimum wage changes on credential attainment is limited to modest effects for women at the associate degree level, suggesting that the changes primarily impact the enrollment of students who are unlikely to have been diverted from degree attainment.
National Bureau of Economic Research. 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398. Tel: 617-588-0343; Web site: http://www.nber.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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