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Expected Returns to Investment in Higher Education

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  • Walter W. McMahon
  • Alan P. Wagner

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The effects of college tuition costs on early career educational, occupational and economic achievements were estimated for a national sample of black and white college students. The findings suggest that attending a relatively high tuition college has a ...

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  • Walter W. McMahon & Alan P. Wagner, 1981. "Expected Returns to Investment in Higher Education," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 16(2), pages 274-285.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:16:y:1981:i:2:p:274-285
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    1. Maria Eliophotou Menon & Sofia N. Andreou & Elias Markadjis, 2020. "The expectations of prospective students regarding the economic returns to higher education: Evidence from Cyprus," Cyprus Economic Policy Review, University of Cyprus, Economics Research Centre, vol. 14(1), pages 41-56, June.
    2. Ilya Prakhov, 2019. "The Determinants Of Expected Returns On Higher Education In Russia: A Human Capital Theory Perspective," HSE Working papers WP BRP 50/EDU/2019, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    3. Ilya Prakhov, 2017. "Determinants of Expected Return on Higher Education in Moscow," Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, National Research University Higher School of Economics, issue 1, pages 25-57.
    4. Mahmoud K. Eljafari, 2008. "Patterns of Private Investments in Palestinian Higher Education: Potential and Constraints," Working Papers 442, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2008.
    5. Sabit K. Sonu & I. M. Jawahar & Gordhan K. Saini, 2022. "Influence of return on investment and labor market conditions on job seekers’ preferences of employment attributes in the Indian context," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 21(2), pages 286-315, April.

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