Code for 'High Schools Tailored To Adults Can Help Them Complete a Traditional Diploma and Excel in the Labor Market'
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Rebecca Brough, UC Davis; David Phillips, University of Notre Dame; Patrick Turner, University of Notre Dame
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Project Citation:
Brough, Rebecca, Phillips, David, and Turner, Patrick. Code for “High Schools Tailored To Adults Can Help Them Complete a Traditional Diploma and Excel in the Labor Market.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-09-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/E190821V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This deposit provides code to replicate the results of 'High Schools Tailored To Adults Can Help Them Complete a Traditional Diploma and Excel in the Labor Market.' The primary data, which is proprietary data from Goodwill and the State of Indiana, is housed at the Indiana Management Performance Hub and is not a part of this deposit. (This deposit does include other ancillary data needed to replicate the paper.)
Abstract: More than 18 million adults in the US have no high school credential. Later on, these adults are less likely to earn full diplomas than GEDs, but diplomas are potentially more valuable. A network of high schools helps adults graduate by providing a tailored curriculum, coaching for non-academic barriers, onsite child care, and transportation. After 5 years, earnings increase by 38% more for graduates than applicants who do not enroll. We address selection by conditioning on 5 years of pre-application earnings and comparing to students who exit after positive shocks. Much of the wage gains can be accounted for by sectoral switching, and evidence on completion of credentials is consistent with a human capital explanation for the results.
Abstract: More than 18 million adults in the US have no high school credential. Later on, these adults are less likely to earn full diplomas than GEDs, but diplomas are potentially more valuable. A network of high schools helps adults graduate by providing a tailored curriculum, coaching for non-academic barriers, onsite child care, and transportation. After 5 years, earnings increase by 38% more for graduates than applicants who do not enroll. We address selection by conditioning on 5 years of pre-application earnings and comparing to students who exit after positive shocks. Much of the wage gains can be accounted for by sectoral switching, and evidence on completion of credentials is consistent with a human capital explanation for the results.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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high school diploma;
returns to education;
GED
JEL Classification:
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I24 Education and Inequality
I26 Returns to Education
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
I24 Education and Inequality
I26 Returns to Education
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Geographic Coverage:
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Indiana
Time Period(s):
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1/1/2013 – 6/30/2015
Universe:
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Students applying January 2013 to June 2015
Data Type(s):
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administrative records data;
aggregate data;
census/enumeration data;
observational data;
survey data
Methodology
Data Source:
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Data sources for data not included in replication deposit: Goodwill Industries, Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Indiana Dept of Workforce Development, Indiana Department of Education.
Data sources for data include in replication deposit: ACS/IPUMS, FRED/Bureau of Labor Statistics, Goodwill Industries, Infutor Data Solutions.
Data sources for data include in replication deposit: ACS/IPUMS, FRED/Bureau of Labor Statistics, Goodwill Industries, Infutor Data Solutions.
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Person
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