The Effect of High School Courses on Earnings

Heather Rose and Julian R. Betts
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Heather Rose: Public Policy Institute of California, San Diego
Julian R. Betts: Public Policy Institute of California, University of California, San Diego

The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, vol. 86, issue 2, 497-513

Abstract: We estimate the effect that six types of high school math courses have on students' earnings nearly a decade after graduation. We use High School and Beyond transcript data to differentiate courses at a more detailed level than in previous research. This enables us to show that more-advanced courses have larger effects than less-advanced ones. We also provide evidence that math courses can help close the earnings gap between students from low-income and middle-income families. Finally, by incorporating other academic subjects, we demonstrate how specific course combinations can explain the earnings premium related to an additional year of school. © 2004 President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Date: 2004
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