Richard J. Murnane|John B. Willett|John H. Tyler
Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond
John Brown University
paper examines value ged credential conventional high school diploma explaining earnings 27yearold males early 1990s data base high school beyond sophomore cohortwe replicate basic findings prior studies implicitly assume labor market value ged credential depend skills dropouts left school show average effects mask complicated pattern obtaining ged associated higher earnings age 27 male dropouts weak cognitive skills tenth graders stronger cognitive skills tenth graders