Estimating county-level demand for educational attainment

Many Types of Human Capital and Many Roles in U.S. Growth: Evidence from County-Level Educational Attainment Data*

We utilize county-level data to explore the roles of different types of human capital accumulation in U.S. growth determination. The data includes over 3,000 cross-sectional observations and 39 demographic control variables. The large number of observations provides enough degrees of freedom to obtain estimates for the U.S. as a whole and for 32 states in and of themselves. This data contains m...

Measuring Educational Attainment

Education is a complex topic for survey measurement, and the individual’s educational attainment is only a narrow snapshot of possible measures relating to an individual’s educational experience (Smith, 1995). It is, however, a pervasive concept in social science theories, and accordingly one of the most used variables in social science research using individual level data. Researchers are ofte...

Obesity and Educational Attainment

This research estimates the influence of adolescent weight status on levels of educational attainment. Prior studies have found a causal role of obesity in other economic outcomes such as income. Given the crucial role of human capital investments for economic success, estimates of the causal influence of weight problems on education accumulation are provided. Models ignoring the potential endo...

Stuttering severity and educational attainment.

PURPOSE This study investigated the relationship between self-reported stuttering severity ratings and educational attainment. METHOD Participants were 147 adults seeking treatment for stuttering. At pretreatment assessment, each participant reported the highest educational level they had attained and rated their typical and worst stuttering severity on a 9-point scale for a range of speaking...

Cultural Capital and Educational Attainment