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Trial Status in_development completed
Abstract Our abstract and full pre-analysis plan will be available when the trial is complete. We study employers’ perceptions of the value of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institutions to fictitious resumes and apply to real vacancy postings for business and health jobs on a large online job board. We find that a business bachelor’s degree from a for-profit “online” institution is 22 percent less likely to receive a callback than one from a non-selective public institution. In applications to health jobs, we find that for-profit credentials receive fewer callbacks unless the job requires an external quality indicator such as an occupational license.
JEL Code(s) I23,I26,J24,J44,J63,M51
Last Published March 30, 2014 10:02 PM May 03, 2017 08:48 AM
Planned Number of Clusters 4000.0 4,000.
Planned Number of Observations 16000.0 16,000.
First registered on March 30, 2014
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External Link URL https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20141757
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