TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ehrenberg,Ronald G.
TI  - An Economic Analysis of the Market for Law School Students
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 2602
PY  - 1988
Y2  - May 1988
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w2602
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w2602.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
Cornell Higher Education Research Institute
271 Ives Hall East
Ithaca, NY  14853-3901
Tel: 607/255-3026
Fax: 607 255 4496
E-Mail: rge2@cornell.edu
AB  - This study utilizes data from a number of sources to estimate how lawyers' starting salaries relate to their ability, the quality of law school they attended, and whether the law school was a private institution. Based upon this analysis, a benefit-cost analysis is conducted of the value of attending a high-quality private institution. Analyses are also done of how the financial attractiveness of law vis-a- vis other careers has changed in recent years and a conceptual framework discussed for law schools to use in allocating their financial aid resources.
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