Age, period, cohort and educational attainment: The importance of considering gender

Wilson, James; Zozula, Christine; Gove, Walter R.

doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.09.011

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“…Given the increasing presence of females in higher education (see, e.g., Wilson, Zozula, and Gove 2011) and the persistent differences between men and women in labor market outcomes (see, e.g., Campbell and Pearlman 2013), we investigated gender differences in returns to varying educational credentials. In estimating the outcomes for each educational attainment category by year both before and during the recessionary period, we included the respective two-way interactions between education, year, and gender in each model.…”

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The value of educational degrees in turbulent economic times: Evidence from the Youth Development Study

Vuolo

Mortimer

Staff

2016

Social Science Research

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Rising costs of higher education have prompted debate about the value of college degrees. Using mixed effects panel models of data from the Youth Development Study (ages 31–37), we compare occupational outcomes (i.e., weekly hours worked, earnings, employment status, career attainment, and job security) between educational attainment categories within year, and within categories across years, from 2005 to 2011, capturing the period before, during, and in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Our findings demonstrate the long-term value of post-secondary degrees. Bachelor’s and Associate’s degree recipients, while experiencing setbacks at the height of recession, were significantly better off than those with some or no college attendance. Vocational-Technical degree holders followed a unique trajectory: pre-recession, they are mostly on par with Associate’s and Bachelor’s recipients, but they are hit particularly hard by the recession and then rebound somewhat afterwards. Our findings highlight the perils of starting but not finishing post-secondary educational programs.

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Section: Data Measures and Methodsmentioning

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The value of educational degrees in turbulent economic times: Evidence from the Youth Development Study

Vuolo

Mortimer

Staff

2016

Social Science Research

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“…These studies were limited, however, in that the researchers could not rule out changes across birth cohorts as an explanation. Women's education levels and participation in the paid labor force have changed considerably (Arnot, David, and Weiner, ; Hayghe, ) and there is evidence that changes in women's roles have occurred at least partially across birth cohorts (Brewster and Padavic, ; Wilson, Zozula, and Gove, ). It is possible then that as women's values and roles in society have changed, so may their views of the death penalty.…”

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Age, Period, and Cohort Effects on Death Penalty Attitudes in the United States, 1974–2014

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In this article, we further the understanding of both changes in public opinion on capital punishment in the United States and changes in the factors associated with public opinion on the death penalty. Support for the death penalty may be motivated by events happening during specific time periods, and it can vary across birth cohorts as a result of cohort‐specific socialization processes, demographic changes, and formative events that are specific to each generation. An explication of the sources of and variation in death penalty attitudes over time would benefit from the accounting for the age of the respondent, the year of the survey response, and the birth cohort of the respondent. We improve on previous research by using multiple approaches including hierarchical age–period–cohort models and data from the General Social Survey (N = 41,474) to examine changes in death penalty attitudes over time and across birth cohorts. The results showed curvilinear age effects, strong period effects, and weak cohort effects on death penalty support. The violent crime rate explained much of the variation in support for the death penalty across periods. The examination of subgroup differences suggests that support for the death penalty is becoming concentrated among Whites, Protestants, and Republicans.

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“…The Decline in Marriage in Israel, 1960-2007 between cohorts (Wilson et al 2011). Thus, the economic independence hypothesis is unlikely to account for the cohort influences.…”

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The Decline in Marriage in Israel, 1960–2007: Period or Cohort Effect?

Schellekens

Gliksberg

2018

Eur J Population

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Over the past four decades, the more developed countries have experienced a marked decline in the marriage rates of both men and women. The reasons for the decline remain a debated issue. Three explanations predict that the decline in marriage is a period effect, while two predict that it is a birth cohort effect. To determine whether the decline is a period or a cohort effect, this study performed an age-period-cohort analysis. Using data from Israel, our results show that both cohort replacement and period factors were important. Until 1990-1994 the decline in marriage was a period effect, whereas after 1990-1994 the decline was a cohort effect. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our results for the three major explanations of the decline in marriage.

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Age, period, cohort and educational attainment: The importance of considering gender

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

The value of educational degrees in turbulent economic times: Evidence from the Youth Development Study

The value of educational degrees in turbulent economic times: Evidence from the Youth Development Study

Age, Period, and Cohort Effects on Death Penalty Attitudes in the United States, 1974–2014

The Decline in Marriage in Israel, 1960–2007: Period or Cohort Effect?

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