Report co-authored by Sussex economist finds high-achieving graduates earn more
A report co-written by Sussex economist Dr Shqiponja Telhaj and published by LSE's Centre for Economic Performance has found that graduates earning a first or 2:1 earn significantly more than those with a 2:2.
Dr Shqiponja Telhaj
Written by Dr Telhaj with Dr Robin Naylor and Jeremy Smith (both of the University of Warwick) - Graduate Returns, Degree Class Premia and Higher Education Expansion in the UK - investigates "the extent to which graduate returns vary according to the class of degree achieved by UK university students".
It finds that "evidence that the premium for a good degree has risen over time as the proportions of cohorts participating in higher education have increased".
Two national newspapers have published articles on the findings: the Observer (Why it really does pay to get a good degree: you earn more, Sunday 14 February) and the Daily Mail (Why a Geoff Hurst beats a Desmond Tutu in the wages stakes: Graduates with good degrees really do earn more, Sunday 14 February).