College Grades and Labor Market Rewards.

Jones, Ethel B.; Jackson, John D.

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Publication Date: 1990

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College Grades and Labor Market Rewards.

Jones, Ethel B.; Jackson, John D.

Journal of Human Resources, v25 n2 p253-66 Spr 1990

Data from a sample of 811 workers who received an undergraduate business degree were analyzed to determine the relationship between grade point average and subsequent earnings. A significant positive relationship was found, for women as well as men, and the relationship was evident for the first job after graduation as well as five years later. (SK)

Descriptors: College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Entry Workers, Females, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Predictive Validity, Salary Wage Differentials

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Language: English

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