Does Private Schooling Increase Adult Earnings? Cohort-Level Evidence for U.S. States

Reilee L. Berger and John Winters
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Reilee L. Berger: Oklahoma State University

The Review of Regional Studies, 2016, vol. 46, issue 3, 281-294

Abstract: Public schooling in the U.S. has numerous critics, many of whom suggest that alternatives such as providing vouchers for private schools may be more effective. This paper combines decennial census and American Community Survey data for various years to examine the relationship between cohort-level private-schooling rates and later earnings during adulthood. We also explore differences by sex and examine the role played by the quantity of education completed and occupational attainment. We find a significant positive relationship between private-schooling rates and adult earnings for women but a small relationship for men.

Keywords: private schooling; school choice; K-12 education; earnings; wages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 J24 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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