You Can't Handle the Truth: The Effects of the Post-9/11 Gi Bill on Higher Education and Earnings
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Effects of the Post 9/11 GI Bill benefit expansion on earnings 7 to 9 years after separation from the military are negative, suggesting that any return to the additional schooling is outweighed by the loss of working experience.
“Effects on earnings 7 to 9 years after separation from the military are negative, suggesting that any return to the additional schooling is outweighed by the loss of working experience.”
From College Costs, Financial Aid, and Student Decisions (2022) · cites this paper as Barr et al. (2021)
Null or negative earnings effects of financial aid despite positive enrollment effects occurred in contexts where induced enrollment was primarily at for-profit institutions.
“Similarly, two papers finding null or negative earnings effects of financial aid, even despite positive enrollment effects, occurred in contexts in which the induced enrollment was primarily at for-profit institutions (see, e.g.Barr et al., 2021 on the PGIB veterans benefits, and Gurantz, 2022 on Competitive Cal Grants for nontraditional students).”
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- Authors
- Barr, A., Kawano, L., Sacerdote, B., Skimmyhorn, W., & Stevens, M.
- Affiliations
- Texas A&M University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Dartmouth College (US)
- United States Department of the Treasury (US)
- Corresponding author
- Barr, Andrew
- Venue
- SSRN Electronic Journal
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021
- ISSN
- 1556-5068 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3185282861
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 7
- Type
- posted content
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
- National Bureau of Economic Research (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- National Bureau of Economic Research (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Smith Richardson Foundation
- Sid W. Richardson Foundation
- W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Boston College
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- George Washington University
- National Academy of Education
- U.S. Military Academy
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Education and Military Integration
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
- Keywords
- Post-9/11 GI Bill, veterans, college enrollment, graduation, earnings effects, education subsidies, vocational skills, labor market experience, military veterans
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