@article {379616,
	title = {The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study},
	journal = {American Economic Review},
	volume = {106},
	number = {3},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {778-806},
	abstract = {\&nbsp;We study employers{\textquoteright} perceptions of the value of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institutions to fictitious resumes and apply to real vacancy postings for business and health jobs on a large online job board. We find that a business bachelor{\textquoteright}s degree from a for-profit online institution is 22 percent less likely to receive a callback than one from a nonselective public institution. In applications to health jobs, we find that for-profit credentials receive fewer callbacks unless the job requires an external quality indicator such as an occupational license.},
	url = {https://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/aer.20141757},
	author = {David J. Deming and Noam Yuchtman and Amira Abulafi and Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz}
}
