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Title: Idaho's Education Earnings Gap
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Publication Year: 2020
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Abstract: Young people are frequently told that higher education is important for obtaining a rewarding career. The income gap between workers with and without a college education is large, growing, and expected to continue widening. Yet higher education is also increasingly expensive, with rising tuition and fees burdening students with ever-heavier debts. Even if higher education is still a good investment on average, that investment yields returns that vary widely by institution, field of study, and geography, even within states. Specific income and employment opportunities depend on many factors, not just college attendance and degree acquisition. This report focuses on the state of Idaho.2 Mean earned income is computed for workers with different levels of education for the state as a whole and for the Boise Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).3 The analysis then compares earnings across these groups of workers to gauge how much difference in earnings is related to different levels of education. Specifically, the report investigates four main questions: 1. How do earnings vary by education level in Idaho? 2. How do earnings vary by education level in Boise? 3. Why might earnings in Boise differ from those in the rest of Idaho? 4. How do earnings in Idaho differ from those in neighboring states?
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Authors: Winters, John V.
Publisher: Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Education, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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