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

Version:  View help for Version V1

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Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary 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.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms high school diploma; returns to education; GED
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I24 Education and Inequality
      I26 Returns to Education
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Indiana
Universe:  View help for Universe Students applying January 2013 to June 2015
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; aggregate data; census/enumeration data; observational data; survey data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source 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.
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Person

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V1 [2024-09-19]

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