by Calculated Risk on 6/06/2009 06:36:00 PM
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Does Education Pay?
Earlier I posted a graph on unemployment by education level (and a table from the BLS on compensation by education level), see: Unemployment Rate and Level of Education
Education clearly matters, but does it pay? I think it does, but it depends on the cost of education and opportunity costs. Eric sent me this cartoon that captures the reaction of many graduates ...
![]() | From cartoonist Eric G. Lewis. Click on cartoon for larger image in new window. |