ABSTRACT We introduce a new approach to measuring the match between education and occupation by using the number of college courses related to one's occupation. Previous studies have only considered the match between college ‘major’ and occupation. That approach ignores the content of education and the courses taken in college. We find that taking courses in college that are relevant to one's occupation is significantly associated with higher wages, which can be taken as evidence against the notion that returns to college are principally a matter of signaling. A student's wage increases, on average, by 1.5–2.1% for each matched course.

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教育与职业的相关性：一种基于大学课程的新的经验方法

摘要我们引入一种新方法，通过使用与个人职业相关的大学课程数量来衡量教育与职业之间的匹配度。先前的研究仅考虑了大学“专业”和职业之间的匹配。这种方法忽略了教育内容和大学课程。我们发现，与自己的职业相关的大学课程与较高的工资显着相关，这可以作为证据证明反对重返大学主要是信号的问题。每个匹配课程的学生工资平均增加1.5-2.1％。