An analysis of the relationship among ability measures
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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.
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