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Examining the Impact of a Highly Targeted State Administered Merit Aid Program on Brain Drain: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Missouri's Bright Flight Program
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Harrington, James R.; Muñoz, José; Curs, Bradley R.; Ehlert, Mark – Research in Higher Education, 2016
The adoption of state-funded merit-based aid programs has become increasingly popular among policy-makers, particularly in the southeastern part of the United States. One of the primary rationales of state-funded merit-based aid is to provide scholarships to the best and brightest students as a means to retain high quality human capital in the…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, State Aid, Merit Scholarships, Regression (Statistics)
How Much Gender Disparity Exists in Salary? A Profile of Graduates of a Major Public University.
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Dutt, Diya – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A study of University of Illinois 1976 graduates (n=2,306) in 1977, 1981, 1986, and 1991 examined changes in salary patterns for all degree levels and majors. Results suggest women earn less than men in first full-time jobs, and gaps widen with time. Possible factors include women's breaks in full-time employment, and differences in majors,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Higher Education
College Influences on Graduates' Income Levels.
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Smart, John C. – Research in Higher Education, 1988
A study of income levels of college graduates suggests that income is a function of a complex series of events including student attributes at time of college entry, institutional characteristics, performance and experiences in the institutions, the nature of the organizations in which graduates are employed, and job characteristics. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Economic Factors, Educational Benefits, Educational Economics