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Autore |
Zhang Liang <1974-, > |
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Titolo |
Does quality pay? : benefits of attending a high-cost, prestigious college / / Liang Zhang |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-60808-1 |
9786613920539 |
1-135-92318-3 |
0-203-94332-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in higher education |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Universities and colleges - United States - Evaluation |
Wages - College graduates - United States |
Wages - Effect of education on - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-150) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Literature Review and Theoretical Framework; Chapter Three: Who Completes at High-Quality Colleges?; Chapter Four: The Economic Effect of College Quality; Chapter Five: Variability in the Economic Effect of College Quality1; Chapter Six: College Quality and Earnings Distribution; Chapter Seven: College Quality and Graduate Education1; Chapter Eight: College Quality and Job Satisfaction; Chapter Nine: Summary and Discussion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Previous research has generally shown a very small although statistically significant economic benefit from attending high-quality colleges. This small effect was at odds with what students' college choice and various social theories would seem to suggest. This study sought to reconcile the empirical evidence and theories. The effort was in two directions. First, the economic effect of college quality was expanded from examining only the economic benefit to considering other student outcomes including job satisfaction and graduate degree |
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