The Role of Virginia Tech in Human Capital Formation

dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Joydeepen
dc.contributor.committeechairMills, Bradford F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHazarika, Gautamen
dc.contributor.committeememberAlwang, Jeffrey R.en
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:41:41Zen
dc.date.adate2001-07-25en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:41:41Zen
dc.date.issued2001-07-06en
dc.date.rdate2002-07-25en
dc.date.sdate2001-07-20en
dc.description.abstractVirginia Tech contributes significantly to social and economic progress at the regional, state and national levels through its teaching, research and public service activities. The study is motivated by the current debate on the appropriate level of support for higher education in Virginia's largest university. This study measures the benefits of the university's undergraduate teaching mission. The results suggest that a VT undergraduate degree significantly increases the lifetime earnings of the graduates and also leads to several other benefits to the graduate, to his/her family, and to society. This study can help policy-makers to better understand the important contribution of Virginia Tech's teaching mission to society, and thus make more-informed decisions regarding the appropriate level of support for higher education.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07202001-135318en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07202001-135318/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34075en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartchapter4.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartvita.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartchapter5.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartchapter7.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartappcover.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartchapter3.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart1chapter6.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart1chapter3.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartappendix3.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartthesiscover.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartreferences.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartchapter2.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectVirginia Techen
dc.subjectreturns to educationen
dc.titleThe Role of Virginia Tech in Human Capital Formationen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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