Sentences with phrase «degree in labor markets»

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If we assume that hysteresis is in fact present to some degree after deep recessions, the natural next question is to ask whether it might be possible to reverse these adverse supply - side effects by temporarily running a «high - pressure economy,» with robust aggregate demand and a tight labor market.

«I think it's fair to say that the women who have run the gauntlet and gotten advanced STEM degrees will find the labor market quite welcoming if they choose to seek employment in academic STEM jobs,» writes Jennifer Glass, a sociologist at the University of Texas, Austin, in an e-mail.

Massive increases in incarceration rates and the general decline of working - class jobs have devastated the labor market prospects of men with a high school degree or less, the authors say.

We hope to explore in subsequent work the extent to which the online degree is valued by the labor market, and whether and how it affects career advancement.

It stands in contrast to the models of online education that preceded it, which involved either highly ranked institutions offering online degrees that cost as much as their in - person equivalents, lower - ranked institutions offering inexpensive online degrees with low labor - market returns, or a variety of institutions offering free massive open online courses (MOOCs), with unclear returns and very high attrition rates.

Graduate degrees confer large returns in the labor market: graduate degree - holders in 2012 earned 21 percent more than those with only a bachelor's degree.

It's possible that if a very well - regarded institution provides an online - only degree program, that program might substantially increase access while at the same time conferring reputational quality signals that are highly valued in the labor market.

On average, they still do vastly better in the labor market than those without degrees.

In the recent Harvard Education Press title, What Excellent Community Colleges Do, author Joshua Wyner begins by identifying four domains — degree completion, equity, student learning, and labor market success — that define excellence in community collegeIn the recent Harvard Education Press title, What Excellent Community Colleges Do, author Joshua Wyner begins by identifying four domains — degree completion, equity, student learning, and labor market success — that define excellence in community collegein community colleges.

CTE encompasses a wide range of activities intended to simultaneously provide students with skills demanded in the labor market while preparing them for post-secondary degrees in technical fields.

Together with colleagues, I have studied the for - profit sector in an attempt to understand why it is less successful than traditional colleges and universities in various ways and to estimate what for - profit degrees are worth in the labor market.

College quality matters, and public policy ought to focus equally on improving and maintaining quality so that more students can ultimately earn a degree and go on to succeed in the labor market and in life.

«College quality matters, and public policy ought to focus equally on improving and maintaining quality so that more students can ultimately earn a degree and go to succeed in the labor market and in life,» he says.

Wyner assesses free community college tuition as part of the next step in making a college degree a staple in the labor market as he explains, «With a college education becoming a baseline necessity for success in the job market, «tuition - free college» is the 21st - century equivalent of last century's push to create universal high school.»

When the first of the baby boomers entered the job market in the 1970s, many of them holding freshly minted college diplomas, the economic value of a bachelor's degree plummeted, leading Harvard labor economist Richard Freeman to fret over the plight of the «overeducated American.»

Dramatically increase the number of students in the U.S. who successfully complete career pathways that begin in secondary school and culminate in postsecondary degrees and / or industry credentials with labor market value; and

The report compares teachers with other professionals in the same labor market of similar age, degree level and hours worked.

In today's tough labor market, a college degree dramatically boosts the odds of finding a job and making more money.

Easier access to credit and greater debt availability have helped many Americans afford major purchases such as homes, which have strengthened the asset side of their balance sheets, as well as college degrees, which have become increasingly necessary in the competitive labor market.

That is bound to allow schools to set prices higher than they otherwise would and offer degrees with questionable value in the labor market.

After graduation, the degree from that college does not have the same value in the labor market, so the graduate is left in a debt - full situation where income is less than expected.

Some leave school with no degree or a degree that pays little in the labor market.

Dee brings 25 + years of experience in career coaching, a Master's Degree in Counseling from American University, experience in: the staffing industry, labor market research, job development, outplacement, recruiting and managing school to work transition programs.

The U.S. has suffered in some ways from being increasingly exposed to brutal global competition, but in these industries, which are characterized by a high degree of value - added labor and capital input, the U.S. competes very well and, in fact, a larger global market has facilitated the growth and success of these sectors.