Replication data for: The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) David J. Deming; Noam Yuchtman; Amira Abulafi; Claudia Goldin; Lawrence F. Katz

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Project Citation:

Deming, David J., Yuchtman, Noam, Abulafi, Amira, Goldin, Claudia, and Katz, Lawrence F. Replication data for: The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113033V1

Project Description

Summary: We study employers' perceptions of the value of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institutions to fictitious resumes and apply to real vacancy postings for business and health jobs on a large online job board. We find that a business bachelor's degree from a for-profit online institution is 22 percent less likely to receive a callback than one from a nonselective public institution. In applications to health jobs, we find that for-profit credentials receive fewer callbacks unless the job requires an external quality indicator such as an occupational license. (JEL I23, I26, J24, J44, J63, M51)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
      I26 Returns to Education
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J44 Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
      J63 Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
      M51 Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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