High Schools Tailored to Adults Can Help Them Complete a Traditional Diploma and Excel in the Labor Market
研究美国一个成人高中网络，通过定制课程、辅导、托儿和交通服务帮助成人获得传统高中文凭，五年后毕业生收入比未入学申请者高38%，收入增长主要来自行业转换，文凭完成证据支持人力资本机制。
Over 18 million adults in the United States lack a high school credential. While some go on to attain the GED, diplomas are potentially more valuable. A network of high schools helps adults graduate by providing tailored curricula, nonacademic coaching, onsite child care, and transportation. After five years, earnings increase by 38 percent more for graduates than nonenrolling applicants. We address selection by conditioning on preapplication earnings and comparing to students who exit after positive shocks. Much of the wage gains can be accounted for by sectoral switching and evidence on credential completions is consistent with a human capital mechanism.