Are college costs worth it? How ability, major, and debt affect the returns to schooling

B-Tier
Journal: Economics of Education Review
Year: 2016
Volume: 53
Issue: C
Pages: 296-310

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper examines the financial value over the course of a lifetime of pursuing a college degree under a variety of different settings (e.g. major, student loan debt, individual ability). I account for ability/selection bias and the probability that entering freshmen will not eventually graduate.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecoedu:v:53:y:2016:i:c:p:296-310
Journal Field
Education
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29