Natives, the foreign-born and high school equivalents: new evidence on the returns to the GED

Melissa A. Clark; David A. Jaeger

doi:10.1007/s00148-005-0037-8

Natives, the foreign-born and high school equivalents: new evidence on the returns to the GED

Melissa A. Clark, David A. Jaeger^*

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We explore the labor market returns to the General Education Development (GED) exam for US natives and the foreign-born. We find that foreign-born men with a GED who received all of their formal schooling abroad earn significantly more than either foreign-schooled high school dropouts or graduates. In contrast, among US natives, GED recipients earn less than high school graduates but significantly more than dropouts. The returns for natives become larger over the life cycle and are not due to cohort effects. Our findings indicate that the GED may be more valuable in the labor market than some previous research suggests.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	769-793
Number of pages	25
Journal	Journal of Population Economics
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-005-0037-8
Publication status	Published - Oct 2006

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Keywords

GED
immigration
sheepskin effects
EDUCATION QUESTIONS
UNITED-STATES
BENEFITS
EARNINGS
MATTER
WOMEN

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Natives, the foreign-born and high school equivalents: new evidence on the returns to the GED

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