#  Presenter: David Deming- The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study 

 



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 **December 3, 2014** 

 12:00PM - 01:30PM EST 

 



 

**Presenter:** David Deming

**Abstract:** We study employers’ perceptions of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institution to fictitious resumes and send them to real vacancy postings on a large online job board. According to our results, a bachelor’s degree in business from a for-profit “online” institution is 22 percent less likely to receive a callback than a similar degree from a non-selective public institution. Degrees from selective public institutions are relatively more likely to receive callbacks from employers posting higher-salaried jobs, suggesting that employers value college quality and the likelihood of a successful match when contacting applicants.



 

 



 

 

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