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Bryan Caplan on College, Signaling and Human Capital
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Bryan Caplan of George Mason University and blogger at EconLog talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the value of a college education. Caplan argues that the extra amount that college graduates earn relative to high school graduates is misleading as a guide for attending college--it ignores the fact that a sizable number of students don't graduate and never earn that extra money. Caplan argues that the monetary benefits of a college education have a large signaling component rather than representing the value of the knowledge that's learned. Caplan closes by arguing that the subsidies to education should be reduced rather than increased.
Released:
Apr 7, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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