The Benefits of Higher Education: Sex, Racial/Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Group Differences

By Laura W. Perna. 2005

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Education

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If Life Happened but a Degree Didn’t: Examining Factors That Impact Adult Student Persistence (2014, background): “For example, adults who attained a college degree reported healthier lifestyles and increased levels of civic engagement (Baum & Ma, 2007; Perna, 2005).”
STUDYING COLLEGE ACCESS AND CHOICE: A PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL MODEL (2006, background): “After controlling for differences in race/ethnicity and academic ability, Perna (2005) found that the return to attaining a bachelor’s degree rather than a high school diploma was higher for women than for men in terms of several economic and noneconomic benefits.”
Undergraduate Latina/o Students (2015, background): “Greater lifetime earnings, better job satisfaction, enhanced health, higher levels of civic engagement, and increased life expectancy are all more likely to be achieved by college degree recipients (Perna, 2005).”
How College Affects Students: Ten Directions for Future Research (2006, unknown): “…labormarket success and personal life after college (e.g., Baum & Payea, 2004; Boesel & Fredland, 1999; Ehrenberg, 2004; Hartog & Oosterbeek, 1998; Knox, Lindsay, & Kolb, 1993; Leslie & Brinkman, 1988; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991, 2005; Paulsen, 1998; Perna, 2003, 2005; Rowley & Hurtado, 2003).”
Who benefits most from college? Evidence for negative selection in heterogeneous economic returns to higher education (2010, unknown): “METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN”
The Effect of Loans on Students' Degree Attainment: Differences by Student and Institutional Characteristics. (2007, background): “Nevertheless, most economic research examines the benefits of higher education by focusing on the average experiences of all individuals (Perna, 2005).”
Evaluating Student Evaluations of Teaching: a Review of Measurement and Equity Bias in SETs and Recommendations for Ethical Reform (2021, background): “While there are numerous considerations that contribute to these disparities (Aguirre Jr, 2000; Barbezat & Hughes, 2005; Perna, 2005; Bos et al., 2019), potential bias in SETs is particularly worrisome (Wagner et al., 2016; Murray, 1984).”