A value-added estimate of higher education quality of US states

Education Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-489

  Zhang, Lei ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College quality; Individual earnings; Self selection; State higher education policies; Value added

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HIGHER EDUCATION; INCOME; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SAMPLING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71249103743     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290701838079     Document Type: Article

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