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Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables

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Stacy Berg Dale
Alan Krueger

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Paper provided by Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. in its series Working Papers with number 788.

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Keywords: return to college; college selectivity; human capital;

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  1. Daniel, K. & Black, D. & Smith, J., 1997. "College Quality and the Wages of Young Men," UWO Department of Economics Working Papers 9707, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
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  2. Wise, David A, 1975. "Academic Achievement and Job Performance," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 65(3), pages 350-66, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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