college benefits

  • How Does Vocational Education Impact Income Gaps?

    How Does Vocational Education Impact Income Gaps?

    Education plays an important role in countering inequality, and education policy can be an efficient tool for policymakers to reduce income disparities. According to the Economic Policy Institute, on average, a family in the top one percent of the U.S. income distribution earned 26.3 times as much as a family…

  • The Price of Non-Admission: Costs of Not Attending College

    The Price of Non-Admission: Costs of Not Attending College

    New research suggests that college education is beneficial for marginal students, with strong effects on future earnings, particularly for men and high school students who received free lunch.