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Salinas-Jimenez, Ma. del Mar; Artes, Joaquin; Salinas-Jimenez, Javier – Social Indicators Research, 2011
In this paper we empirically investigate the direct effects of education on utility. Besides investment aspects of education, the focus is placed on its consumption component and on education positional concerns. We use data from the World Values Survey (WVS) and adopt a life satisfaction approach. First, we find that education shows a significant…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Income, Life Satisfaction, Role of Education
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2006
In the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) region, state and local governments spend about 10 percent of their combined annual budgets on colleges and universities. Whether this is the right funding level during a time of growing enrollments, when states are working to boost education participation and close achievement gaps, is a question…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Educational Benefits, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
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KewalRamani, Angelina; Gilbertson, Lauren; Fox, Mary Ann; Provasnik, Stephen – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
"Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities" examines the educational progress and challenges that racial and ethnic minorities face in the United States. This report shows that over time larger numbers of minorities have completed high school and continued their education in college. Despite these gains, progress…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Outcomes of Education, Minority Groups, American Indians