How robust is the evidence on the effects of college quality? Evidence from matching

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 99-124

  Black, Dan A ^a   Smith, Jeffrey A ^b,c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Propensity score matching models; Returns to college quality

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PERSONNEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; WAGES;

PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING MODELS; RETURNS TO COLLEGE QUALITY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 2342523280     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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