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Educational and Labor Market Performance of GED Recipients - February 1998

Appendix B: Table 7

Table B-7.-Effects of years of schooling, higher education, and cognitive skills on wages
  Difference (Percent)*
 Dropout
 GED
 Diploma
  
Outcome/Author Measure Male/
Female		 Age or
year		 Dropout
vs. GED		 HSG
vs. GED		 Mean or
Coeff		 Mean or
Coeff		 Mean or
Coeff		 Exclusions/
Controls		 Table or
page
Years of Schooling
Cameron and Heckman (1993) log hourly wage M 25 1.6 0.7 cc -0.02 -0.01 Yrs. HS table 15
Cameron and Heckman (1993) log hourly wage M 28 -1.5 6.7 cc 0.02 -0.08 Yrs. HS table 15
Murnane et. al. (1995) log hourly wage M 1991 -2.0 -2.0 cc -0.02 Yrs. HS table 2
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 25 -9.7 9.1 cc 0.10 0.19 Yrs. HS table 8
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 28 -7.8 16.2 cc 0.08 0.23 Yrs. HS table 8
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 30 -6.7 18.4 cc 0.07 0.24 Yrs. HS table 8
Cao et. al (1993) hourly wage F 22-29 -1.50 -0.33 cc       table 4A
Cao et. al (1993) hourly wage F 22-29 -0.47 -0.13 cc     Yrs. HS table 4B

 

Table B-7.-Effects of years of schooling, higher education, and cognitive skills on wages (continued)
  Difference (Percent)*
 Dropout
 GED
 Diploma
  
Outcome/Author Measure Male/
Female		 Age or
year		 Dropout
vs. GED		 HSG
vs. GED		 Mean or
Coeff		 Mean or
Coeff		 Mean or
Coeff		 Exclusions/
Controls		 Table or
page
Higher Education
Cameron and Heckman (1993) hourly wage
(88 dollars)		 M 25 -6.7 16.2 6.84 7.33 8.52 w/o postsec. completion table 5
Cameron and Heckman (1993) log hourly wage M 25 -5.8 8.8 cc 0.06 0.14 with postsec.
completion		 table 6,9
Cameron and Heckman (1993) hourly wage
(88 dollars)		 M 28 -10.9 21.2 7.51 8.43 10.22 w/o postsec. completion table 5
Cameron and Heckman (1993) log hourly wage M 28 -6.0 11.9 cc 0.06 0.17 with postsec. completion table 9
Garet, Jing, & Kutner (1996) log hourly wage M 28 -5.4 1.2 cc 0.06 0.07 GED/HSG plus
some college.		 table 17A
Garet, Jing, & Kutner (1996) log hourly wage M 28 -9.7 -2.0 cc 0.10 0.08 GED/HSG plus
2 years college.		 table 17A
Cameron (1994) hourly wage F 25 -11.1 19.1 6.19 6.96 8.29   table 7A
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 25 -9.7 9.1 cc 0.10 0.19 Exclu: >12 yrs.
education		 table 8
Cameron (1992) hourly wage F 28 -9.7 34.0 6.32 7.00 9.38   table 6B
Cameron (1994) hourly wage F 28 -7.8 16.2 cc 0.08 0.23 Exclu: >12 yrs.
education		 table 8
Maloney (1991 a) hourly wage F 1985 -10.7 8.9 4.50 5.04 5.49 Exclu: >12 yrs.
education		 table 1
Maloney (1993) Hourly wage
(88 dollars)		 F 79-87 -10.7 6.3 4.83 5.41 5.75 Exclu: >12 yrs.
education		 table 1
Maloney (1993) hourly wage F 1988 -10.7 6.3 4.83 5.41 5.75 Exclu: >12 yrs.
education		 table 1
Garet, Jing, & Kutner (1996) log hourly wage F 28 -3.0 5.7 cc 0.03 0.085 GED/HSG plus
some college.		 table 17A
Garet, Jing, & Kutner (1996) log hourly wage F 28 -23.7 -7.7 cc 0.27 0.19 GED/HSG plus
2 yrs. college.		 table 17A
Cameron and Heckman (1993) log hourly wage M 25 -5.8 8.8 cc 0.06 0.14 w/o AFQT table 6,9.
Cameron and Heckman (1993) log hourly wage M 28 -6.0 11.9 cc 0.06 0.17 w/o AFQT table 9
Cameron and Heckman (1993) log hourly wage M 25 3.9 7.3 cc -0.04 0.03 with AFQT table 10
Cameron and Heckman (1993) log hourly wage M 28 2.0 10.5 cc -0.02 0.08 with AFQT table 10
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 25 -9.7 9.1 cc 0.10 0.19 w/o AFQT table 8
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 28 -7.8 16.2 cc 0.08 0.23 w/o AFQT table 8
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 30 -6.7 18.4 cc 0.07 0.24 w/o AFQT table 8
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 25 -3.5 6.4 cc 0.04 0.10 with AFQT table 9
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 28 1.9 13.4 cc -0.02 0.11 with AFQT table 9
Cameron (1994) log hourly wage F 30 12.4 18.3 cc -0.12 0.05 with AFQT table 9
Garet, Jing, & Kutner (1996) log hourly wage M 28 -9.5 8.3 cc 0.10 0.18 w/o ASVAB table 17A
Garet, Jing, & Kutner (1996) log hourly wage M 28 -4.5 5.5 cc 0.05 0.10 with ASVAB table 17B
Garet, Jing, & Kutner (1996) log hourly wage F 28 -2.3 -4.6 cc 0.023 -0.024 w/o ASVAB table 17A
Garet, Jing, & Kutner (1996) log hourly wage F 28 -0.5 7.0 cc 0.005 0.068 with ASVAB table 17B
Maloney (1993) log hourly wage F -3.2 5.0 cc 0.033 0.082 w/o ASVAB table 3
Maloney (1993) log hourly wage F 0.2 4.2 cc -0.002 0.039 with ASVAB table 3
Cao et. al (1993) hourly wage F 22-29 -1.50 0.33 cc w/o AFQT table 4A
Cao et. al (1993) hourly wage F 22-29 -0.47 -0.22 cc with AFQT table 4C
*Percentage differences.

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