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[Michael Perelman]

Doug, certainly the averages have increased, but have degrees from lower
ranking colleges seen much of an increase in value.  Many of our graduates
are doing jobs that high school students might have done a few decades
ago.

Doug Henwood wrote:


> Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
> >economic value of college degrees (despite college premiums relative
> >to high-school diplomas) hasn't improved (see excerpts from "Recent
> >Trends in Wages, Incomes, and Wealth in the United States" by John
> >Schmitt, Lawrence Mishel, and Jared Bernstein I posted)
>
> How can you say the economic value of a bachelor's degree hasn't
> improved when the college premium has expanded over the last 20 years?
>
> Doug

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Michael Perelman
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