uberman

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   by uberman 9y ago

   I'm sure there is nothing that will convince you at this point, however, I'll offer a final set of links. In 2013 the "conservative" Brookings Institute seemed to agree that there is an economic advantage to a college de
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   by uberman 9y ago

   You can certainly accumulate a mountain of debt and one should factor that in. Not all degrees at all colleges make economic sense or have the same rate of return. That said, there are plenty of net present value calculations that include o
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   by uberman 9y ago

   Then perhaps you might want to check out some twins studies: http://davidcard.berkeley.edu/papers/causal_educ_earnings.pd... and/or http://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/19/education/t
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   by uberman 9y ago

   Would a 1% sample of the US population that included level of education and earnings do the trick for you? https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/... It is not going to have variable
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   by uberman 9y ago

   You want your child to go to college because: 1) The average run of the mill degree results in twice the earnings and half the unemployment of those with just high school. 2) The average run of the mill degree results in a $900k lift in lif