Abstract
We evaluate the educational returns to General Educational Development (GED) certification using state administrative data. We use fuzzy regression discontinuity (FRD) methods to account for the fact that GED test-takers can repeatedly retake the test until they pass it and the fact that test-takers have to pass all five subtests before receiving the GED. We find that the GED increases the likelihood of postsecondary attendance and course completion substantially but that the GED impact on overall credits completed is modest; the GED causes an average increment of only two credits for men and six credits for women.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2017
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1086/691391
Repository Citation
Jepsen, Christopher; Mueser, Peter; and Troske, Kenneth R., "Second Chance for High School Dropouts? A Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Postsecondary Educational Returns to the GED" (2017). Economics Faculty Publications. 10.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/economics_facpub/10
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Journal of Labor Economics, v. 35, no. S1.
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