Education Policy Explorer

What does a short window tell us?

Compare schooling paths and the lifetime values consistent with what you observe.

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Compatible NPV range

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True path NPV

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Benchmark NPV1

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2000 USD per person

Schooling over the life cycle

1. Benchmark NPV is the present value of lifetime earnings changes projected from the selected schooling effect, using the earnings schedule of Hendren and Sprung-Keyser (2020) (opens in a new tab).

Understanding the results

Observed schooling effects

Annual earnings

Methods & sources