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Title: The effect of school inputs on labor market returns that account for selective migration

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Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: In this paper, I estimate the effect of state school inputs on labor market returns to schooling. The method follows Card and Krueger (1992) and Heckman et al. (1996), but I extend their analysis in two ways. First, I correct state-level returns to schooling for selective migration, adapting a method from Dahl (2002). Second, I use more recent data and assess the degree to which the 1999 labor market capitalized school inputs (with 2000 Census data). Higher state-level school inputs are associated with higher returns to schooling after correcting for selective migration. These positive effects are present in all Census years I study. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Authors: McHenry, Peter

Periodical (Full): Economics of Education Review

Issue: 1

Volume: 30

Pages: 39-54

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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