The Review of Economics and Statistics Vol. 86 No. 2 2004
The Effect of High School Courses on Earnings
Abstract
We estimate the effect that six types of high school math courses have on students' earnings nearly a decade after graduation. We use High School and Beyond transcript data to differentiate courses at a more detailed level than in previous research. This enables us to show that more-advanced courses have larger effects than less-advanced ones. We also provide evidence that math courses can help close the earnings gap between students from low-income and middle-income families. Finally, by incorporating other academic subjects, we demonstrate how specific course combinations can explain the earnings premium related to an additional year of school.
- DOI
- 10.1162/003465304323031076
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 497-513
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref