What Do Educational Credentials Signal and Why Do Employers Value Credentials?
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.
References listed on IDEAS
- Harley Frazis, 1993. "Selection Bias and the Degree Effect," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 28(3), pages 538-554.
- Kane, Thomas J & Rouse, Cecilia Elena, 1995. "Labor-Market Returns to Two- and Four-Year College," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 85(3), pages 600-614, June.
- Bishop, John, 1992. "The impact of academic competencies on wages, unemployment, and job performance," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 127-194, December.
- Heywood, John S., 1994. "How widespread are sheepskin returns to education in the U.S.?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 227-234, September.
- Hungerford, Thomas & Solon, Gary, 1987. "Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 69(1), pages 175-177, February.
- W. Norton Grubb, 1993. "The Varied Economic Returns to Postsecondary Education: New Evidence from the Class of 1972," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 28(2), pages 365-382.
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Koedel, Cory & Tyhurst, Eric, 2012.
"Math skills and labor-market outcomes: Evidence from a resume-based field experiment,"
Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 131-140.
- Cory Koedel & Eric Tyhurst, 2010. "Math Skills and Labor-Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Resume-Based Field Experiment," Working Papers 1013, Department of Economics, University of Missouri, revised 31 May 2011.
- Henry Renski, 2018. "Estimating the Returns to Professional Certifications and Licenses in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 32(4), pages 341-356, November.
- Fabrizio Zerbini, 2017. "CSR Initiatives as Market Signals: A Review and Research Agenda," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 146(1), pages 1-23, November.
- Jean-Louis ARCAND & Béatrice D'HOMBRES & Cl. PONDE AVENA, 2002.
"Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education by Ethnic Group: Evidence from Northeastern Brazil,"
Working Papers
200226, CERDI.
- Jean-Louis ARCAND & Béatrice D'HOMBRES & Cl. PONDE AVENA, 2003. "Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education by Ethnic Group: Evidence from Northeastern Brazil," Working Papers 200326, CERDI.
- Jean-Louis Arcand & Béatrice d'Hombres, 2005. "Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education by Ethnic Group: Evidence from Northeastern Brazil," Labor and Demography 0510014, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Hunt, Karin & Rankin, Neil A. & Schöer, Volker & Nthuli, Miracle & Sebastiao, Claire, 2009. "Blind Admission? The ability of NSC maths to signal competence in university commerce courses as compared to the former SC Higher Grade maths," MPRA Paper 18075, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- C Dougherty, 2000. "Numeracy, Literacy and Earnings: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth," CEP Discussion Papers dp0478, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Tracy L. Regan & Ronald L. Oaxaca & Galen Burghardt, 2007.
"A Human Capital Model Of The Effects Of Ability And Family Background On Optimal Schooling Levels,"
Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 45(4), pages 721-738, October.
- Tracy L. Regan & Ronald L. Oaxaca & Galen Burghardt, 2007. "A Human Capital Model of the Effects of Ability and Family Background on Optimal Schooling Levels," Working Papers 2010-8, University of Miami, Department of Economics.
- Jhon James Mora, 2003.
"Sheepskin effects and screening in Colombia,"
Colombian Economic Journal, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID, April.
- Jhon James Mora, 2003. "Sheepskin effects and screening in Colombia," Colombian Economic Journal, Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Economicas, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad del Valle, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, vol. 1(1), pages 95-108, December.
- Kun Andras Istvan, 2014. "The Sheepskin Effect In The Hungarian Labour Market 2010-2012: Analysis Of Data From The Hungarian Graduate Tracking System," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 492-499, July.
- Herrmann, Andrea M. & Zaal, Petra M. & Chappin, Maryse M.H. & Schemmann, Brita & Lühmann, Amelie, 2023. "“We don't need no (higher) education” - How the gig economy challenges the education-income paradigm," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 186(PA).
- Christer Thrane, 2010. "Education and Earnings in the Tourism Industry – the Role of Sheepskin Effects," Tourism Economics, , vol. 16(3), pages 549-563, September.
- Ithai Stern & Sharon D. James, 2016. "Whom are you promoting? Positive voluntary public disclosures and executive turnover," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(7), pages 1413-1430, July.
- Nicolas Hérault & Rezida Zakirova, 2011. "Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education: Accounting for Enrolment and Completion Effects," Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series wp2011n04, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne.
- Alfonso Flores-Lagunes & Audrey Light, 2010.
"Interpreting Degree Effects in the Returns to Education,"
Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 45(2).
- Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso & Light, Audrey, 2009. "Interpreting Degree Effects in the Returns to Education," IZA Discussion Papers 4169, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Alfonso Flores-Lagunes & Audrey Light, "undated". "Interpreting Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education," Working Papers 22, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Education Research Section..
- Empar Pons & Juan Blanco, 2005. "Sheepskin Effects in the Spanish Labour Market: A Public-Private Sector Analysis," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(3), pages 331-347.
- Dougherty, Christopher, 2003. "Numeracy, literacy and earnings: evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 22(5), pages 511-521, October.
- Nicolas H�rault & Rezida Zakirova, 2015. "Returns to education: accounting for enrolment and completion effects," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(1), pages 84-100, February.
- Monica Mihaela Maer Matei & Ana-Maria Zamfir & Cristina Mocanu, 2023. "Criteria Weights in Hiring Decisions—A Conjoint Approach," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-18, February.
- Tracey L. Adams & Erin I. Demaiter, 2008. "Skill, education and credentials in the new economy: the case of information technology workers," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 22(2), pages 351-362, June.
- Antelius, Jesper, 2000. "Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education: Evidence on Swedish Data," Working Paper Series 158, Trade Union Institute for Economic Research.
- Regan, Tracy L. & Burghardt, Galen & Oaxaca, Ronald L., 2006. "A Human Capital Model of the Effects of Abilities and Family Background on Optimal Schooling Levels," IZA Discussion Papers 1927, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Tracy L. Regan & Ronald L. Oaxaca & Galen Burghardt, 2007.
"A Human Capital Model Of The Effects Of Ability And Family Background On Optimal Schooling Levels,"
Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 45(4), pages 721-738, October.
- Tracy L. Regan & Ronald L. Oaxaca & Galen Burghardt, 2007. "A Human Capital Model of the Effects of Ability and Family Background on Optimal Schooling Levels," Working Papers 2010-8, University of Miami, Department of Economics.
- Todd R. Stinebrickner & Ralph Stinebrickner, 2000. "The Relationship Between Family Income and Schooling Attainment: Evidence from a Liberal Arts College with a Full Tuition Subsidy Program," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 20008, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
- Regan, Tracy L. & Burghardt, Galen & Oaxaca, Ronald L., 2006. "A Human Capital Model of the Effects of Abilities and Family Background on Optimal Schooling Levels," IZA Discussion Papers 1927, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Jed DeVaro & Michael Waldman, 2012.
"The Signaling Role of Promotions: Further Theory and Empirical Evidence,"
Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 30(1), pages 91-147.
- DeVaro, Jed & Waldman, Michael, 2006. "The signaling role of promotions: Further theory and empirical evidence," MPRA Paper 1550, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Arnaud Chevalier & Colm Harmon & Ian Walker & Yu Zhu, 2004.
"Does Education Raise Productivity, or Just Reflect it?,"
Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 114(499), pages 499-517, November.
- Arnaud Chevalier & Colm Harmon & Ian Walker & Yu Zhu, 2002. "Does education raise productivity, or just reflect it?," Open Access publications 10197/1104, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
- Arnaud Chevalier & Colm Harmon & Ian Walker & Yu Zhu, 2003. "Does education raise productivity, or just reflect it?," Working Papers 200304, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
- Walker, Ian & Harmon, Colm & Chevalier, Arnaud & Zhu, Yu, 2003. "Does Education Raise Productivity or Just Reflect It?," CEPR Discussion Papers 3993, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Yang, Guanyi, 2018. "Endogenous Skills and Labor Income Inequality," MPRA Paper 89638, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Angel de la Fuente & Antonio Ciccone, 2003.
"Human capital in a global and knowledge-based economy,"
UFAE and IAE Working Papers
562.03, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Angel de la Fuente & Antonio Ciccone, 2015. "Human capital in a global and knowledge-based economy," Working Papers 70, Barcelona School of Economics.
- Angel de la Fuente, 2003. "Human capital in a global and knowledge-based economy," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 576.03, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Nicholas Trachter, 2015.
"Stepping stone and option value in a model of postsecondary education,"
Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 6(1), pages 223-256, March.
- Nicholas Trachter, 2014. "Stepping Stone and Option Value in a Model of Postsecondary Education," Working Paper 14-3, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
- Busso, Matías & Montaño, Sebastián & Muñoz-Morales, Juan S., 2023.
"Signaling Specific Skills and the Labor Market of College Graduates,"
IDB Publications (Working Papers)
12720, Inter-American Development Bank.
- Busso, Matias & Montaño, Sebastián & Muñoz-Morales, Juan S., 2023. "Signaling Specific Skills and the Labor Market of College Graduates," IZA Discussion Papers 16449, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Busso, Matias & Montaño, Sebastián & Muñoz-Morales, Juan, 2023. "Signaling Specific Skills and the Labor Market of College Graduates," Working papers 108, Red Investigadores de Economía.
- Daniel Kreisman & Jonathan Smith & Bondi Arifin, 2023.
"Labor Market Signaling and the Value of College: Evidence from Resumes and the Truth,"
Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 58(6), pages 1820-1849.
- Kreisman, Daniel & Smith, Jonathan & Arifin, Bondi, 2021. "Labor Market Signaling and the Value of College: Evidence from Resumes and the Truth," IZA Discussion Papers 14483, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Rodney J. Andrews & Scott A. Imberman & Michael F. Lovenheim, 2017.
"Risky Business? The Effect of Majoring in Business on Earnings and Educational Attainment,"
NBER Working Papers
23575, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Rodney J. Andrews & Scott Imberman & Michael Lovenheim, 2017. "Risky Business? The Effect of Majoring in Business on Earnings and Educational Attainment," Working Papers 2017-060, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
- Cellini, Stephanie Riegg & Chaudhary, Latika, 2014.
"The labor market returns to a for-profit college education,"
Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 125-140.
- Stephanie Riegg Cellini & Latika Chaudhary, 2012. "The Labor Market Returns to a For-Profit College Education," NBER Working Papers 18343, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Thomas O. BRODATY & Robert J. GARY-BOBO & Ana PRIETO, 2009. "Does Speed Signal Ability , A Test of Spence's Theory," Working Papers 2009-02, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics.
- Christopher Dougherty, 2005. "Why Are the Returns to Schooling Higher for Women than for Men?," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 40(4), pages 969-988.
- Neugebauer, Martin & Daniel, Annabell, 2021. "Higher Education Non-Completion, Employers, and Labor Market Integration: Experimental Evidence," SocArXiv evm74, Center for Open Science.
- Nicholas Trachter, 2011. "Option Value and Transitions in a Model of Postsecondary Education," EIEF Working Papers Series 1103, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF), revised Jan 2011.
- Iván Bornacelly, 2013. "Educación técnica y tecnológica para la reducción de la desigualdad salarial y la pobreza," Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, June.
- Ralph Stinebrickner & Todd R. Stinebrickner, 2003.
"Understanding Educational Outcomes of Students from Low-Income Families: Evidence from a Liberal Arts College with a Full Tuition Subsidy Program,"
Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 38(3).
- Todd Stinebrickner & Ralph Stinebrickner, 2001. "Understanding Educational Outcomes of Students from Low Income Families: Evidence from a Liberal Arts College with a Full Tuition Subsidy Program," University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers 20014, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP).
- G. Reza Arabsheibani & Lamine Manfor, 2001. "Non-Linearities in Returns to Education in Libya," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(2), pages 139-144.
- Bitzan, John D., 2009. "Do sheepskin effects help explain racial earnings differences?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 28(6), pages 759-766, December.
Corrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:18:y:1999:i:1:p:133-141. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/econedurev .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.