An analysis of the relationship among ability measures
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Authors
Hill, Susan Jennifer.
Subjects
returns to education
returns to ability
earnings functions
AFQT
ASVAB
returns to ability
earnings functions
AFQT
ASVAB
Advisors
Thomas, George W.
Solnick, Loren M.
Date of Issue
1987-12
Date
December 1987
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the Interrelationship of measures of
ability and education on earnings differentials by using a
standard human capital earnings function. The data used are
from the 1983 and 1984 panels of the National Longitudinal
Survey of Youth aged 14 to 21 in 1979. The Armed Forces
Qualifying Test (AFQT) and Coding Speed (a subtest of the
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Form 8A)
were examined and compared for their relative utilities in
measuring ability. The results showed that both AFQT and
Coding Speed performed as measures of ability by refining the
estimated returns to education. Their relative utilities
varied according to an individuals occupation and level of
education.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
116 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.