Measuring value-added in higher education: Possibilities and limitations in the use of administrative data
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I22; I23; I28; Higher education; Value-added; Administrative data; Graduation; Persistence; Earnings;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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