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Table 2 The returns to a baccalaureate degree for minorities in China treatment effect parameter estimates

From: Does affirmative action in Chinese college admissions lead to mismatch? Educational quality and the relative returns to a baccalaureate degree for minorities in China

 

ATE (OLS)

ATE (Heckit)

ATE (Heckit|Minority)

ATET (Heckit|Minority)

ATENT (Heckit|Minority)

Treatment effect:

 Outcome: Log of annual earnings

     

 Control group: high school graduates

     

Treatment:

 Graduated from college

.426 (.026)a

.322 (.145)b

.394 (.188)b

.362 (.246)

.405 (.172)b

 Minority

−.044 (.062)

−.067 (.059)

−.094 (.084)

−.094 (.084)

−.094 (.084)

λ

 

.052 (.085)

.033 (.226)

.033 (.226)

.033 (.226)

 Numberof observations:

3779

3779

3779

3779

3779

 Graduated from college: (Rank = very good)

.452 (.073)a

.713 (.298)b

.827 (.283)b

.104 (.513)

.857 (.288)b

 Minority

−.038 (.079)

−.071 (.090)

.394 (.430)

.394 (.430)

.394 (.430)

λ

 

−.155 (.145)

−.149 (.263)

−.149 (.263)

−.149 (.263)

 Number of observations:

2930

2930

2930

2930

2930

 Graduated from college: (Rank = Good)

.452 (.038)a

.456 (.169)b

.533 (.183)b

.695 (.313)b

.514 (.174)b

 Minority

−.042 (.074)

−.082 (.076)

−.100 (.077)

−.100 (.077)

−.100 (.077)

λ

 

.004 (.088)

.111 (.237)

.111 (.237)

.111 (.237)

 Number of observations:

3136

3136

3136

3136

3136

  1. Standard errors in parentheses
  2. aSignificant at the .01 level
  3. bSignificant at the .05 level