Racial and Gender Differences in the Returns to 2-Year and 4-Year Degrees

Using data from the 1993 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper documents differences in the rate of return to 2-year and 4-year degrees across race and gender. We find for each race and gender group that a baccalaureate degree is more valuable than an associate's degree, and the ret...

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Volume:	9
Main Author:	Averett, Susan Dalessandro, Sharon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2001 Taylor and Francis Journals
published in:	Education economics Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 281 - 292
Data of publication:	12/1/2001
ISSN:	0964-5292 1469-5782
EISSN:	1469-5782
Discipline:	Education
Series:	Education Economics
Subjects:	Policy National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Higher Education Sex Differences Associate Degrees Bachelors Degrees Racial Differences Community Colleges Statistical Analysis Return on Investment
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	ERIC (Ovid) ERIC( SilverPlatter ) Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC PlusText (Legacy Platform) ERIC ERIC (Legacy Platform) RePEc RePEc IDEAS CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS