M Lovenheim, J Smith - Handbook of the Economics of Education, 2023 - Elsevier
Early research on the returns to higher education treated the postsecondary system as a monolith. In reality, postsecondary education in the United States and around the world is …
A rapid expansion in the demand for post-secondary education triggered an unprecedented boom of higher education programs in Colombia, possibly deteriorating quality. This paper …
J Alvarado-Uribe, P Mejía-Almada, AL Masetto Herrera… - Data, 2022 - mdpi.com
High dropout rates and delayed completion in higher education are associated with considerable personal and social costs. In Latin America, 50% of students drop out, and only …
In this article, we present a new way of matching in observational studies that overcomes three limitations of existing matching approaches. First, it directly balances covariates with …
El trabajo es un aspecto esencial para el crecimiento de las personas y los países. Alcanzar una plena realización personal es más difícil sin un empleo, del mismo modo que una …
This paper examines the relationship between individuals? skills and labor market outcomes for the working-age population of Colombia? s urban areas. Using a 2012 unique …
What is the impact of social class on college integration? Higher education institutions are becoming more diverse, yet the integration of underprivileged students remains a challenge …
This paper studies the effects of a large-scale information policy that nudges high school students towards college information websites in Colombia. We collect panel data on 6000 …
A Fiszbein, C Cosentino, B Cumsille - 2016 - scioteca.caf.com
La historia de América Latina se ha caracterizado por sus fluctuantes tasas de crecimiento económico, el desarrollo insuficiente del capital humano y altos niveles de desigualdad de …