Does Higher Education Quality Matter in the UK?

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This paper estimates the financial returns to higher education quality in the UK. To account for the selectivity of students to institution, we rely on a selection on observable assumptions. We use several estimates including the Generalised Propensity Score of Hirano and Imbens, which relies on a continuous measure of institutional quality. This highlights that the returns to quality are heterogenous, and mostly driven by high quality institutions. Moving from an institution in the 3rd quality quartile to a top quality institution is associated with a 7% increase in earnings.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 8363

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Educational Finance; Financial Aid ; Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
• Subject: college quality ; returns to education ; generalised propensity score

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Chevalier, Arnaud
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2014

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/101930
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET