Does Higher Education Quality Matter in the UK?

53 Pages Posted: 16 Aug 2014

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Arnaud Chevalier

University of London - Royal Holloway College

Abstract

This paper estimates the financial returns to higher education quality in the UK. To account for the selectivity of students to institution, we rely on a selection on observable assumptions. We use several estimates including the Generalised Propensity Score of Hirano and Imbens, which relies on a continuous measure of institutional quality. This highlights that the returns to quality are heterogenous, and mostly driven by high quality institutions. Moving from an institution in the 3rd quality quartile to a top quality institution is associated with a 7% increase in earnings.

Keywords: college quality, returns to education, generalised propensity score

JEL Classification: I22, J31

Suggested Citation

Chevalier, Arnaud, Does Higher Education Quality Matter in the UK?. IZA Discussion Paper No. 8363, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2481552 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2481552

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