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Stacking the Deck for Employment Success

Labor Market Returns to Stackable Credentials

View ORCID ProfileKatharine E. Meyer, View ORCID ProfileKelli A. Bird and View ORCID ProfileBenjamin L. Castleman
Journal of Human Resources, January 2025, 60 (1) 129-152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1120-11320R2
Katharine E. Meyer
Katharine E. Meyer is a fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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Kelli A. Bird is a research assistant professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development.
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Ben Castleman is an associate professor of public policy and education at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
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vol. 60 no. 1 129-152
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1120-11320R2
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received November 1, 2020
  • Accepted May 1, 2022
  • Published online January 29, 2025.

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  1. Katharine E. Meyer
  1. Katharine E. Meyer is a fellow at the Brookings Institution.
  1. Kelli A. Bird
  1. Kelli A. Bird is a research assistant professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development.
  1. Benjamin L. Castleman
  1. Ben Castleman is an associate professor of public policy and education at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
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