Bias‐Corrected Estimates of GED Returns

By James J. Heckman, Paul Lafontaine. Journal of Labor Economics, 2006

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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2008-2 Earnings Functions and Rates of Return (2008, background): “The evidence on the increasing schooling attainment levels of high school dropouts presented in Heckman and LaFontaine (2006) suggests otherwise.41 37Heckman and Urzua (2008) report substantial estimates of option values.”
Non-Production Benefits of Education: Crime, Health, and Good Citizenship (2011, methodology): “As shown in Cameron and Heckman (2003) and Heckman and LaFontaine (2006), individuals with a GED perform like high school dropouts rather than graduates in the labor market.”
The Benefits of Attending Community College: A Review of the Evidence (2011, methodology): “In addition, Heckman et al. (2008) reported that Black males experienced larger earnings gains by advancing from 12 to 14 years of schooling than did White males (Table 3), and Heckman and LaFontaine (2006) reported higher gains to years of education for Blacks using a range of data sets.”
The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children. NBER Working Paper No. 13016. (2007, unknown): “7 Heckman and LaFontaine (2006) document that the high school dropout rate has increased over time if one counts GEDs as dropouts, as one should, because GEDs earn the same wages as dropouts, and graduate from college at the same rate as dropouts.”
Does education pay for youth formerly in foster care? Comparison of employment outcomes with a national sample (2014, unknown): “Other studies find no statistically significant difference in earnings between GED holders and students who drop out even after several years (e.g., Heckman & LaFontaine, 2006).”
Increases in Maternal Education and Young Children's Language Skills (2009, background): “Likewise, research has called into question the value of GEDs in the labor market (Heckman & Lafontaine, 2006), but whether this degree matters for children has not been studied.”