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Title: Ability Composition Effects on the Education Premium

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: If unobserved ability is a signiÖcant portion of the college education premium, then a signiÖcant portion of the observed complementarity be- tween the college and non-college educated is due to changes in the ability composition of those groups, overestimating the elasticity of complemen- tarity up to 20%. If college attainment rose to over 50%, this e§ect would reverse, as is illustrated with high school attainment rates. If there is little ability bias, the distribution education related ability is nearly degenerate, with the awkward implication that the most productive individuals would earn barely more on average without a college education than the least.

Url: https://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/ec120050.pdf

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Authors: Kurtzon, Gregory

Series Title: BLS WORKING PAPERS

Publication Number: 456

Institution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Pages: 40

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education

Countries: United States