The returns to higher education in Britain: evidence from a British cohort

Published on 1 February 2000

We use British birth cohort panel data to examine the impact that degree level qualifications and other higher education qualifications have on the earnings of individuals in the medium to longer term.

We use British birth cohort panel data to examine the impact that degree level qualifications and other higher education qualifications have on the earnings of individuals in the medium to longer term. We compare the outcomes of these individuals with those of individuals who had the prospect of undertaking Higher Education but chose not to. Our approach involves ѭatching' these individuals according to observed characteristics which we have in the data such as ability, family background and demographics and then comparing outcomes between individuals who proved to HE and otherwise identical individuals who had the opportunity but did not.

Authors

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Lorraine Dearden

Richard Blundell
Richard Blundell

CPP Co-Director

Richard is Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP) and Senior Research Fellow at IFS.

Alissa Goodman
Alissa Goodman

Research Fellow University College London

Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.

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Howard Reed

Suggested citation

Blundell, R et al. (2000). 'The returns to higher education in Britain: evidence from a British cohort' (2000)

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