What Do Educational Credentials Signal and Why Do Employers Value Credentials?.

Arkes, Jeremy

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Publication Date: 1999

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What Do Educational Credentials Signal and Why Do Employers Value Credentials?

Arkes, Jeremy

Economics of Education Review, v18 n1 p133-41 Feb 1999

Examines whether employers can infer information about workers' precollege abilities from acquired college credentials and value attainment of credentials because they signal these abilities. Analysis of 1993 National Longitudinal Study of Youth data reveals that employers value attainment of a bachelor's degree for these reasons. Academic degrees may mark other worthwhile attributes, such as motivation and perseverance. (12 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Ability, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Credentials, Degrees (Academic), Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Study, Graduation, High Schools, Higher Education, Masters Degrees, Standardized Tests

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth; Armed Forces Qualification Test

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