NYT Takes Notice: Gains from College Are Not the Same for Everyone

The NYT ran a column highlighting new research by Tim Bartik and Brad Hershbein showing that the earnings premium from graduating college is not the same for everyone. Specifically, the research finds that the premium is lower for people from lower income families than for people from middle income families.

It is good to see this divergence in experiences getting attention in the paper. While this has been known to researchers for many years (see this 2010 piece by John  Schmitt an...

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Published on May 16, 2018 20:59
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