Session 144:
Higher Education
Chair: Sarah Turner, University of Virginia
Discussant: Osborne Jackson, Northeastern University
Discussant: Stephanie Cellini, George Washington University
Do Sheepskin Effects Vary by Gender and Race? An Evaluation of the Return to College Degrees 1993 – 2003 • Ronald C. Caldwell, University of Kansas ; Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas
The Increasing Role of Student Effort in Postsecondary Attainment • Eric Grodsky, University of Minnesota ; Catherine Riegle-Crumb, University of Texas at Austin ; Barbara King, University of Texas at Austin
Time to the Doctorate and the Labor Market for New PhD Recipients • Jeffrey A. Groen, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Testing the Influence of Course-Level Gender Representation on Postsecondary Achievement and Major Choice • Kimberlee A. Shauman, University of California, Davis ; Michal Kurlaender, University of California, Davis
Other sessions on Economy, Labor Force, Education, and Inequality
