Selection Bias Is a Problem When Trying to Estimate the Return

question 9

Multiple Choice

Selection bias is a problem when trying to estimate the return to education in a standard human capital model. In this context, what does selection bias refer to?

• A) The data sample is nonrandom.
• B) Workers self-select education levels and jobs based on their abilities and preferences.
• C) Colleges select who they are willing to accept.
• D) The wage-schooling locus does not have a constant slope.
• E) The wage-schooling locus is estimated to have a negative slope.

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