Stockholm university

Research project University Education Choice: Causes and Consquences

A dataset to study the causal effects of university education, exploiting a statistical technique called regression discontinuity. I study the returns to education (in terms of earnings and wealth), educational spillovers between siblings and across generations, and how university education can influence health and social preferences.

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I have created a dataset of university applications to Swedish universities over 40 years. I use this data in various research projects (together with different collaborators) to study the causal effects of university education, exploiting a statistical technique called regression discontinuity. I study the returns to education (in terms of earnings and wealth), educational spillovers between siblings and across generations, and how university education can influence health and social preferences.

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Adam Altmejd Selder

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Swedish Institute for Social Research
Adam Altmejd

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