Does It Pay to Attend an Elite Private College?

Evidence from the Senior High School Class of 1980

Cover: Does It Pay to Attend an Elite Private College?

Published in: Research in Labor Economics, v. 15, 1996, p. 239-271

The purpose of this paper is to determine the payoff to attending colleges of different quality, in the context of a structural model of individual college choice.

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  • Copyright: J A I Press Inc.
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Pages: 32
  • Document Number: EP-199600-05
  • Year: 1996
  • Series: External Publications

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