University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK

Iftikhar Hussain (), Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj
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Iftikhar Hussain: London School of Economics

No 4043, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We examine the links between various measures of university quality and graduate earnings in the United Kingdom. We explore the implications of using different measures of quality and combining them into an aggregate measure. Our findings suggest a positive return to university quality with an average earnings differential of about 6 percent for a one standard deviation rise in university quality. However, the relationship between university quality and wages is highly non-linear, with a much higher return at the top of the distribution. There is some indication that returns may be increasing over time.

Keywords: returns to education; university quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2009-02
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