Display options
Cite
Fryer Jr, R. G., & Greenstone, M. (2007). The causes and consequences of attending historically Black colleges and universities.
Fryer Jr, Roland G., and Michael Greenstone. "The causes and consequences of attending historically Black colleges and universities." (2007).
Copy Download .nbib Format: MLA
Share it on
Full text links
View full text

RG Fryer Jr, M Greenstone - 2007 - nber.org

The causes and consequences of attending historically Black colleges and universities.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program AND Program Evaluation

Greenstone

GSID: 4vSXQGNf8RUJ

Excerpt

Until the 1960s, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were practically the only institutions of higher learning open to Blacks in the US. Using nationally representative data files from 1970s and 1990s college attendees, we find that in the 1970s HBCU matriculation was associated with higher wages and an increased probability of graduation, relative to attending a Traditionally White Institution (TWI). By the 1990s, however, there is a wage penalty, resulting in a 20% decline in the relative wages of HBCU graduates between …

Similar articles

Cited by