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Title: Three Essays on the Economics of Higher Educational Attainment

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: This dissertation examines issues regarding the educational attainment of the U.S. workforce. Specifically, I investigate the impact of various factors on the growth of postsecondary educational attainment. This includes issues pertaining to improving the skill-level of the workforce at the regional or state level, as well as for the domestic workforce as a whole. One of the main goals of the dissertation is to investigate how public policy may be utilized to help improve the education level of the workforce. In the first chapter, I examine the effectiveness of state merit-based aid scholarships in improving the skill-level of the state workforce. Given the mobility of workers, particularly those with a high level of education, it need not be the case that a state retains those whose postsecondary education is being subsidized. I examine the impact of Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarship Program, which provides subsidies to a large fraction of Florida high school students that choose to pursue higher education within the state, on the location . . .

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Authors: Hickman, Daniel, C.

Institution: University of Colorado at Boulder

Department: Economics

Advisor: Zax, Jeffrey

Degree: Ph.D.

Publisher Location: Boulder

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

Topics: Education, Other

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