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Are They Still Worth It? The Long-Run Earnings Benefits of an Associate Degree, Vocational Diploma or Certificate, and Some College

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ID13103239
AuthorsChanghwan Kim (0000-0003-3318-2528, University of Kansas, corresponding author), Christopher R Tamborini (0000-0002-8198-3509, United States Social Security Administration)
Year2019
Volume5
Issue3
Pages64-85
Publication date2019-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2377-8253 • E-ISSN: 2377-8261
PublisherRussell Sage Foundation (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.7758/rsf.2019.5.3.04
OpenAlexW2936644085
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited22

Changhwan Kim, Christopher R. Tamborini, Are They Still Worth It? The Long-Run Earnings Benefits of an Associate Degree, Vocational Diploma or Certificate, and Some College, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 3, Using Administrative Data for Science and Policy (March 2019), pp. 64-85

Actuarial science · Bachelor · Certificate · Degree (music · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Liberal arts education · Medical education · Net income · Political science · Set (abstract data type · Vocational education · Higher Education Research Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Mathematics · Medicine · Accounting

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Citations per year2,43
Citation span2019 - 2025 (7)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
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