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sheepskin effect: a standalone construct

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Economics of education

the extra earnings gained from completing a degree, beyond what the years of schooling alone would predict.

In economics of education, sheepskin effect refers to the extra earnings gained from completing a degree, beyond what the years of schooling alone would predict. This meaning comes from Hungerford (1987) in The Review of Economics and Statistics.[1]

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  1. Hungerford, T., & Solon, G. (1987). Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 69(1), 175. https://doi.org/10.2307/1937919

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