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Increasing Time to Baccalaureate Degree in the United States

Bound, John; Lovenheim, Michael F.; Turner, Sarah - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010

to degree is localized among those who begin their postsecondary education at public colleges outside the most selective …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008631118

Why Have College Completion Rates Declined? An Analysis of Changing Student Preparation and Collegiate Resources

Bound, John; Lovenheim, Michael; Turner, Sarah - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

central contribution of this analysis is to show the importance of the supply-side of the higher education in explaining …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008634634

Trade in University Training: Cross-State Variation in the Production and Use of College-Educated Labor

Bound, John; Kezdi, Gabor; Groen, Jeffrey; Turner, Sarah - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2001

The main question addressed in this analysis is how the production of undergraduate and graduate education at the state …

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Closing the Gap or Widening the Divide: The Effects of the G.I. Bill and World War II on the Educational Outcomes of Black Americans

Bound, John; Turner, Sarah E. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2002

differential returns to education and differences in opportunities at colleges and universities, with men in the South facing …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005580627

Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing College Competition

Bound, John; Hershbein, Brad; Long, Bridget Terry - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

Gaining entrance to a four-year college or university, particularly a selective institution, has become increasingly competitive over the last several decades. We document this phenomenon and show how it has varied across different parts of the student ability distribution and across region,...

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Internationalization of U.S. Doctorate Education

Bound, John; Turner, Sarah; Walsh, Patrick - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

from U.S. universities is one of the most significant transformations in U.S. graduate education and the international … education market may also differentially affect the representation of foreign students in U.S. universities. Supply shocks such …

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Going to War and Going to College: Did World War II and the G.I. Bill Increase Educational Attainment for Returning Veterans?

Bound, John; Turner, Sarah E. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 1999

widespread rhetoric about the democratization' of higher education that came with this large pool of students, there is little … these men to increase their investments in education - particularly at the college and university level. This paper uses the …

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