This article provides a comprehensive review of the socio-economic literature on the student
determinants of tertiary education dropout, in order to help research scholars better …

This paper reviews the literature on affirmative action in undergraduate education and law
schools, focusing especially on the trade-off between institutional quality and the fit between …

This article studies the impact of changing job skills on career earnings dynamics for college
graduates. We measure changes in the skill content of occupations between 2007 and 2019 …

This chapter provides new evidence on educational inequality and reviews the literature on
the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps …

When I started writing this book, I knew I'd need to read piles of research but failed to foresee
the enormity of the piles. Education isn't just a major industry; it inspires researchers' …

Americans have long recognized that investments in public education contribute to the
common good, enhancing national prosperity and supporting stable families …

As the workforce has become more educated, educational decisions are about what type of
education to pursue as well as how much to pursue. In college, individuals somewhat …

This article examines the labor market payoffs to different types of postsecondary education,
including field and institution of study. Instrumental variables (IV) estimation of the payoff to …

We show that grit, a skill that has been shown to be highly predictive of achievement, is
malleable in childhood and can be fostered in the classroom environment. We evaluate a …

Women are less likely than men to graduate with a degree in science, technology,
engineering, or math (STEM). We use detailed administrative data for a recent cohort of …