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The Effect of College Location on Migration of College-Educated Labor.

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Title: The Effect of College Location on Migration of College-Educated Labor.
Language: English
Authors: Groen, Jeffrey A.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 33
Publication Date: 2003
Sponsoring Agency: Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Population Studies Center.
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: College Graduates, Higher Education, Merit Scholarships, Outcomes of Education, Place of Residence, Residential Patterns, Student Financial Aid
Geographic Terms: U.S.; New York
Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of attending college in a state on the probability of working in that state, looking at states' adoption of merit based scholarship programs as a major source of student financial aid. The study uses information on the set of colleges that students applied to as a way to account for selection in college attendance patterns. Analysis of data from two longitudinal data sets of students who attended college in the 1970s (including information on students' location during high school, colleges they applied to and attended, and state of residence 10-15 years after college) indicates that there is a modest link between attending college in a state and working in the state. The magnitude of the effect raises doubts that location-choice considerations alone can justify merit scholarship programs. The translation of additional students to additional college educated workers in a state is much less than one-for-one because the labor market acts to re-sort students across states after college. Thus, the mobility of college graduates across states limits the effectiveness of merit scholarship program. (Contains 24 references.) (SM)
Notes: Support also provided by Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, Cornell University.
EIS Cited: ED525088
Journal Code: RIEJUL2004
Entry Date: 2004
Accession Number: ED482450
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This paper investigates the impact of attending college in a state on the probability of working in that state, looking at states' adoption of merit based scholarship programs as a major source of student financial aid. The study uses information on the set of colleges that students applied to as a way to account for selection in college attendance patterns. Analysis of data from two longitudinal data sets of students who attended college in the 1970s (including information on students' location during high school, colleges they applied to and attended, and state of residence 10-15 years after college) indicates that there is a modest link between attending college in a state and working in the state. The magnitude of the effect raises doubts that location-choice considerations alone can justify merit scholarship programs. The translation of additional students to additional college educated workers in a state is much less than one-for-one because the labor market acts to re-sort students across states after college. Thus, the mobility of college graduates across states limits the effectiveness of merit scholarship program. (Contains 24 references.) (SM)