Estimation of sheepskin effects using the old and the new measures of educational attainment in the Current Population Survey

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the extent to which schools differ in school-related burnout and background factors and found that negative school climate, positive motivation received from teachers, support from the school, and background variables (i.e., gender, grade-point average, socio-economic status, and family structure) are associated with school burnout at the school level and at the individual level.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors distinguish between the human capital and signaling theories by estimating the earnings return to a high school diploma, and they find little evidence of diploma signaling effects, while using regression discontinuity methods to compare the earnings of workers who barely passed and barely failed high school exit exams.

TL;DR: The authors found strong evidence of sheepskin effects associated with graduation from high school, community college or trade school, and university, accounting for 30 per cent of the return to 16 years of schooling but more than half of returns above 16 years.

TL;DR: The authors found strong evidence of sheepskin effects associated with graduation from high school, community college or trade school, and university and found that the importance of credentials increases with educational attainment, accounting for 30 per cent of the return to 16 years of schooling but more than half of returns above 16 years.

TL;DR: This paper found that the average 2-year and 4-year college student earned roughly 5% more than high school graduates for every year of credits completed, suggesting that the credentialing effects of these degrees are small.

TL;DR: This paper found that completing a bachelors degree was worth more than the human capital acquired during three years of college, and the marginal returns to receiving either an academic or an occupational associates degree were statistically significant for White women raising wages by 10-20%.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report evidence of substantial and statistically significant sheepskin effects, which suggests that the previous dismissals of the screening hypothesis were premature and is amenable to nonscreening interpretations also.

TL;DR: This article found that the average 2-year and 4-year college student earned roughly 5% more than high school graduates for every year of credits completed, suggesting that the credentialing effects of these degrees are small.